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quaternary n. [
Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Man] last 2 million years
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quaternary s. [
quaternate] consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound"
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quaternary n. [
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe] the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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quaternary s. [
fourth, 4th] 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"
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