quadriga
Americannoun
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quadrigae
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of quadriga
1720–30; < Latin quadrīga, earlier plural quadrīgae, contraction of quadrijugae a team of four; cf. quadri-, yoke 1
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An image of a quadriga, a four-horse chariot, from one of the collection’s numerous antique coins, became the foundation’s emblem, symbolizing its four pillars: culture, education, science and philanthropy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
On the apex of the roof was a quadriga, a blatant symbol of martial triumph depicting four horses being driven by Jupiter himself.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2016
In classical times, the quadriga was a four-horse chariot used for racing -- or even driven by the goddess Nike.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 27, 2015
And yet, on closer examination - rather than simply as a stylisation, or as the backdrop for the joyful Berlin-Wall-busting crowds of 1989 - the quadriga is almost as troubling as these other symbols.
From BBC ● May 18, 2012
It represents a picture in a circle, repeated over and over again, of a warrior in his quadriga.
From Needlework As Art by Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess Alford
The white horse charging over the Carthaginian dead presages all the great white quadrigae that would soon soar through the heavens.
From Time Magazine Archive
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