QUIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does quire mean? 

• QUIRE (noun)
  The noun QUIRE has 1 sense:

1. a quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

  Familiarity information: QUIRE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• QUIRE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A quantity of paper; 24 or 25 sheets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("quire" is a kind of...):

definite quantity (a specific measure of amount)

Holonyms ("quire" is a part of...):

ream (a quantity of paper; 480 or 500 sheets; one ream equals 20 quires)