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quaternary 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 ˋkwɑtZˏnєrI,kwәˋtFnәrI 〕
Pronunciation
〔 kwәˊtәːnәri 〕
Overview of noun quaternary
The noun quaternary has 2 senses
- Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Man -- (last 2 million years)
- four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe -- (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)
Overview of adj quaternary
The adj quaternary has 2 senses
- quaternate, quaternary -- (consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four; "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound")
- fourth, 4th, quaternary -- (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")