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quaternary
- Main Entry:
- 1qua·ter·na·ry

- Pronunciation:
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\ˈkwä-tə(r)-ˌner-ē, kwə-ˈtər-nə-rē\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Latin quaternarius, from quaterni four each
- Date:
- 1605
1 a: of, relating to, or consisting of four units or members b: of, relating to, or being a number system with a base of four2capitalized : of, relating to, or being the geological period from the end of the Tertiary to the present time or the corresponding system of rocks — see geologic time table3: consisting of, containing, or being an atom bonded to four other atoms
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