Semiquadrate

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Semiquadrate \Sem"i*quad`rate\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[o^]d`r[asl]t),
  Semiquartile \Sem"i*quar`tile\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[add]r`t[i^]l), n.
     (Astrol.)
     An aspect of the planets when distant from each other the
     half of a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a
     half. --Hutton.


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