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Quaternary in Japanese

Quaternary in Japanese is 第四紀 — Quaternary means fourth in order or rank.

Quaternary in Japanese

第四紀
proper noun
Pronounced: daiyonki
(geology) The geological period of the Cenozoic Era immediately following the Tertiary. It is subdivided into the Pleistocene and the Holocene Epochs.

What does "Quaternary" mean?

  1. adj Fourth in order or rank.
    "the quaternary stress in a pronounced word"
  2. adj In mathematics, describing an expression that contains a term raised to the fourth power.
  3. adj Relating to counting in base four.
  4. adj quaternary ammonium.
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Quaternary in a sentence

  • the quaternary stress in a pronounced word

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What is "Quaternary" in Japanese?
"Quaternary" in Japanese is 第四紀. Quaternary means: Fourth in order or rank.
How do you pronounce 第四紀?
"Quaternary" in Japanese is 第四紀, pronounced "daiyonki".
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