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Quire Common

Quire has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

2

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.

3

A choir.

Verb
1

To prepare quires by stitching together leaves of paper.

2

To sing in concert.

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Rhyming Words
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