Quaternary - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkwɑːtərˌnerɪ|  American pronunciation of the word quaternary
Brit.  |kwəˈtɜːn(ə)rɪ|  British pronunciation of the word quaternary

noun

- last 2 million years
- the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one (syn: four, foursome, quadruplet, quartet, quaternion, tetrad)

adjective

- consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
a quaternary compound
- coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude (syn: fourth)
the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present
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