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for quaternity
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Quaternity \Qua*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. quaternitas, fr. L. quaterni
four each: cf. F. quaternit['e].]
1. The number four. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; -- analogous
to the theological term trinity.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
quaternity
n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one [syn:
four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion,
quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet,
foursome, Little Joe]
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