Definitions for quaternitykwəˈtɜr nɪ ti
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
qua•ter•ni•tykwəˈtɜr nɪ ti(n.)(pl.)-ties.
a group or set of four.
Category: Common Vocabulary
Origin of quaternity:
1520–30; < LL quaternitās= L quatern(ī) four each
Princeton's WordNet
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe(noun)
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
Wiktionary
quaternity(Noun)
A group or set of four.
quaternity(Noun)
The state of being four; fourness.
Origin: quaternitas
Webster Dictionary
Quaternity(noun)
the number four
Quaternity(noun)
the union of four in one, as of four persons; -- analogous to the theological term trinity
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