quadriga

[ kwo-dree-guh, -drahy- ]

noun

, Classical Antiquity.

, plural quad·ri·gae [kwo-, dree, -gahy, -, drahy, -jee].

1. a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses harnessed abreast.

quadriga

/ kwɒˈdriːɡə /

noun

1. (in the classical world) a two-wheeled chariot drawn by four horses abreast

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadriga¹

1720–30; < Latin quadrīga, earlier plural quadrīgae, contraction of quadrijugae a team of four; quadri-, yoke ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of quadriga¹

C18: from Latin, from earlier quadrijugae a team of four, from quadri- + jugum yoke

Example Sentences

The god is standing upright in his quadriga, conducted by Mercury and holding in his arms the form of Vibia.

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It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.

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A Hercules within, and the quadriga upon the gable of the same temple, both also of terra-cotta, are ascribed to this artist.

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The helmeted Athené and Helios in his quadriga figure by the side of Buddha.

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Quadriga, kwod-rī′ga, n. in Greek and Roman times a two-wheeled car drawn by four horses abreast:—pl.

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