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Definition of Quaternary
1. Noun. Last 2 million years.
Exact synonyms: Age Of Man, Quaternary Period
Group relationships: Age Of Mammals, Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era
Terms within: Holocene, Holocene Epoch, Recent, Recent Epoch, Glacial Epoch, Pleistocene, Pleistocene Epoch
Generic synonyms: Geological Period, Period
Group relationships: Age Of Mammals, Cenozoic, Cenozoic Era
Terms within: Holocene, Holocene Epoch, Recent, Recent Epoch, Glacial Epoch, Pleistocene, Pleistocene Epoch
Generic synonyms: Geological Period, Period
2. Adjective. Consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four. "A quaternary compound"
3. Noun. The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one.
Exact synonyms: 4, Four, Foursome, Iv, Little Joe, Quadruplet, Quartet, Quatern, Quaternion, Quaternity, Tetrad
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
Generic synonyms: Digit, Figure
4. Adjective. 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"
Definition of Quaternary
1. a. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.
2. n. The number four.
Definition of Quaternary
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Medical Definition of Quaternary
1. 1. Fourth in order. 2. Containing four elements or groups. Origin: L. Quaternarius, from quattuor = four This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Quaternary
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