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PRONUNCIATION:

(KWOT-uhr-ner-ee, kwuh-TUHR-nuh-ree)

MEANING:

adjective:
1. Of the fourth order.
2. Consisting of or arranged in fours.

noun:
1. A group of four.
2. The number four.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin quattuor (four). Earliest documented use: 1450.

USAGE:

"The patient referral system started at the primary, to secondary, to tertiary, and finally to the quaternary level of health care."
Jane Kanchense; Zimbabwe's Child Brides; Trafford; 2011.

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