quaternary
adjective
- 1
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
- 2
consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
quaternate leaves
a quaternary compound
noun
- 1
last 2 million years
- 2
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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