quaternity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
quatern + -ity, from Latin quaternitās, from quaternus (“fourfold, in fours”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /kwəˈtɜː(ɹ)nɪti/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
quaternity (countable and uncountable, plural quaternities)
- (countable) A group or set of four.
- (uncountable) The state of being four.
Synonyms[edit]
- (a group of four): quartet, tetrad; see also Thesaurus:quartet
- (state of being four): fourness; see also Thesaurus:fourness
Related terms[edit]
- quaternary
- unity (oneness)
- duality (twoness)
- trinity (threeness)
- quinity (fiveness)