QUATERNARIES

Noun

quaternaries

plural of quaternary

Source: Wiktionary


QUATERNARY

Qua*ter"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. quaternarius consisting of four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See Four.]

1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary; Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man.

Qua*ter"na*ry, n. Etym: [L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F. quaternaire.]

1. The number four. Boyle.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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