Synonyms for quaternary
ˈkwɒt ərˌnɛr i, kwəˈtɜr nə riqua·ter·na·ry

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1. Quaternary, Quaternary period, Age of Mannoun

   last 2 million years

   Synonyms:
   quaternion, quartet, quaternity, tetrad, foursome, four, quadruplet, quatern

   Antonyms:
   cardinal, single

2. four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joeadjective

   the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

   Synonyms:
   quartette, quadruple, quaternion, quartet, quad, tetrad, four, foursome, quaternity, intravenous feeding, quadruplet, quatern, four-spot

   Antonyms:
   cardinal, single

3. quaternate, quaternaryadjective

   consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four

   "quaternate leaves"; "a quaternary compound"

   Synonyms:
   fourth, quaternate

   Antonyms:
   cardinal, single

4. fourth, 4th, quaternaryadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   fourth, quaternate

   Antonyms:
   cardinal, single

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1. List of paraphrases for "quaternary":

   fourfold, pleistocene

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