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Quaternary

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See also: quaternary

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Etymology

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From Latin quaternārius (consisting of four), from quaternī (by fours); in numerical sense via Middle English quaternary. Compare French quaternaire.

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Quaternary

  1. (geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of quaternary.

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