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Meaning of Quaternary | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
kwəˈtɜː.nə.ɹi

Definitions

  1. The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.
  2. A quaternary compound.
  3. Alternative letter-case form of quaternary.
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  4. The Quaternary period or the system of deposits laid down during it.

Equivalents

Examples

“Meronyms: Pleistocene, Holocene, Anthropocene, assholocene”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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