quaternary
Definitions
Noun
- Last 2 million years
- The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "quaternary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | customary | 4 | 14 |
| 2 | commentary | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | canterbury | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | carpentry | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | accusatory | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | canzoneri | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | casselberry | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | castleberry | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | colombari | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | culinary | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | excretory | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | queensberry | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "quaternary".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | quarter | 2 | 34 |
| 2 | quarters | 2 | 28 |
| 3 | quarry | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | quarterly | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | terry | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | veterinary | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | urinary | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | waterway | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | quartermaster | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | tertiary | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | query | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | quandary | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | querry | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | trenary | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | materna | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | quarterman | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | alternator | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | unalterably | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | teary | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | squatter | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "quaternary" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "quaternary" in a sentence.
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Words that are statistically associated with "quaternary" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "quaternary".
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Term
Definitions: 2
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 12
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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