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Quartär
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quartär
German
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Etymology
From de la quartus.
Pronunciation
de /kvaʁˈtɛːɐ̯/ /kvaʁˈteːɐ̯/
de De-Quartär.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Quar tär
Proper noun
n
the Quaternary a geologic period; from 2.58 million years ago to the present – immediately following the Tertiary
Declension
n.sg
Meronyms
de Holozän, de Pleistozän
Holonyms
de Känozoikum
Coordinate terms
de Neogen, de Paläogen
de Tertiär obsolete since 2004, but still informally used
Further reading
de Geology Time