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Quaternary

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adjective (a)

Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.(adjective)

source: webster1913

noun (n)

last 2 million years(noun.time)

Synonym:
age of man, quaternary period

source: wordnet30
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one(noun.quantity)

Synonym:
4, four, foursome, iv, little joe, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad

source: wordnet30
The number four.(noun)

source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four(adj.all)

Example:
A quaternary compound.

Synonym:
quaternate

source: wordnet30
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude(adj.all)

Example:
The quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present.

Synonym:
4th, fourth

source: wordnet30

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