Definition of Quaternary

Noun

  • the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    - 4 - iv - quatern - little joe
  • last 2 million years
    - quaternary period - age of man

Adjective

  • 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"
    - 4th
  • consisting of or especially arranged in sets of four
    "quaternate leaves"
    "a quaternary compound"
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Unscramble quaternary

251 unscramble word found using the letters quaternary.
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