Thesaurus: quaternary

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1. a. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.
2. a. Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man.
3. n. The number four.
4. n. The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.
5. adj. consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
6. adj. coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude
7. n. the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
8. 1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four. 2. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man. 1. The number four. Boyle. 2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.
9. Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as,the Quaternary age, or Age of man.
10. j:100 n. last 2 million years