| ADJECTIVE | all | quaternary, quaternate | consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four |
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| all | quaternary, fourth, 4th | coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude / magnitude | |
| NOUN | time | Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Man | last 2 million years |
| quantity | quaternary, four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe | the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one |
| Sounds | kwaa'terneh.riy | |
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| Rhymes | accusatory ... zealotry: 432 rhymes with riy... | |
| Meaning | Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four. | |
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| Example | "a quaternary compound" | |
| Synonym | quaternate | |
| Broader | multiple | Having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual |
| Meaning | Coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude / magnitude. | |
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| Example | "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present" | |
| Synonyms | fourth, 4th | |
| Broader | ordinal | Being or denoting a numerical order in a series |
| Spanish | cuarto | |
| Catalan | quart | |
| Meaning | last 2 million years. | |
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| Synonyms | Quaternary period, Age of Man | |
| Instance of | period, geological period | A unit of geological time during which a system of rocks formed |
| Part of | Cenozoic, Cenozoic era, Age of Mammals | approximately the last 63 million years |
| Parts | Holocene, Holocene epoch, Recent, Recent epoch | approximately the last 10,000 years |
| Pleistocene, Pleistocene epoch, Glacial epoch | From two million to 11 thousand years ago | |
| Spanish | cuaternario, Cuaternario, Era Cuaternaria | |
| Catalan | quaternari | |
| Meaning | The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one. | |
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| Synonyms | four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe | |
| Broader | digit, figure | One of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration |
| Spanish | 4, cinco, cuarteto, cuaternión, cuatro | |
| Catalan | 4, quartet, quaternari, quaternió, quatern, quatre | |
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