quaternity : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: quaternity	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
quaternity n 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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quaternity \Quater"nity\, n. [LL. quaternitas, fr. L. quaterni four each: cf. F. quaternit[82].] 1. The number four. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. 2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; -- analogous to the theological term trinity.