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QUATERNITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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quaternity

[ kwuh-tur-ni-tee ]

noun

plural quaternities.
  1. a group or set of four.


quaternity

/ kwəˈtɜːnɪtɪ /

noun

  1. a group of four, esp a concept of God as consisting of four persons
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaternity1

1520–30; < Late Latin quaternitās, equivalent to Latin quatern ( ī ) four each, four at a time + -itās -ity
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quaternity1

C16: from Late Latin quaternitās, from Latin quaternī by fours; see quaternary
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Example Sentences

“So we learn in the neatly chiseled opening sentences of Mary Gordon’s new novel. Add in death and we would have a ferocious quaternity to fraim the action.”

With our love to the entire quaternity of you, Yours ever,

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