Dictionary Check: quaternary
"quaternary" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
adjective
consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
Example:
"quaternate leaves"
adjective
coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
Example:
"the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
noun
the period of the last 2 million years
noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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