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Found 2 items, similar to quaternary.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: quaternary
quaternary
adj 1: consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four;
“quaternate leaves”;
“a quaternary compound” [syn:
quaternate]
2: 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” [syn:
fourth,
4th]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Quaternary
Quaternary
\Qua*ter"na*ry\, a. [L. quaternarius consisting of
four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr.
quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See
Four.]
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1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.
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2. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary;
Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man.
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Quaternary
\Qua*ter"na*ry\, n. [L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F.
quaternaire.]
1. The number four. --Boyle.
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2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the
Chart of
Geology.
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