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quaternary

noun

1 Quaternary

Last 2 million years.

synonyms: Age of Man, Quaternary period.

Dutch: Kwartair, Quartair
Polish: czwartorzęd

2 quaternary

The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.

synonyms: 4, four, foursome, IV, Little Joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity ... show more.

Dutch: quaternion, vier, vijf
Polish: czwórka

adjective

1 quaternary

Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four:
— A quaternary compound.

synonym: quaternate.

Roget 95: four; quaternary, quaternal; quadratic; quartile; tetract, tetractic, tetractinal; tetrad, tetragonal; square, quadrate.   

2 quaternary

Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude:
— The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present.

synonyms: 4th, fourth.

Polish: czwarty

Roget 124: old, ancient, antique; of long standing, time-honored, venerable; elder, eldest; firstborn.    prime; primitive, primeval, primigenous; paleolontological, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Little Joe, biquadrate, biquadratic, four, four-legged, four-part diaphony, four-rayed, foursome, foursquare, quad, quadrangle, quadrature, quadrennium, quadric, quadrilateral, quadrille, quadrinomial, quadrivalent, quadruped, quadruplet ... show more.

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