how to pronounce quire

/ˈkwaɪɹ/

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quire is pronounced in one syllable

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meanings of quire

noun:

A set of leaves which are stitched together, originally a set of four pieces of paper (eight leaves, sixteen pages). This is most often a single signature (i.e. group of four), but may be several nested signatures.
A book, poem, or pamphlet.
One-twentieth of a ream of paper; a collection of twenty-four or twenty-five sheets of paper of the same size and quality, unfolded or having a single fold.
One quarter of a cruciform church, or the architectural area of a church used by the choir, often near the apse.
A choir.

verb:

To sing in concert.
To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.

quire frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word quire occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics quire can be related to

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