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Quaternary

/kw/@/'t/[@]/rn/@/r/i/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

noun

  1. last 2 million years

    noun.time

    Synonyms age of man quaternary period

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    noun.quantity

    Synonyms 4 four foursome iv little joe quadruplet quartet quatern quaternion quaternity tetrad

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. The number four.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four

    adj.all

    Examples
    A quaternary compound.
    Synonyms quaternate

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude

    adj.all

    Examples
    The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present.
    Synonyms 4th fourth

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

quataquatchquatercentenaryquatercentennialquatercousinquaternquaternary ammonium compoundquaternary periodquaternatequaternionquaternityquateron

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