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'''Non-quaternary''' ('''non-quadrinary''', '''non-quadnary''', '''nonquadrinary''', '''nonquadnary''', or '''nonquaternary''') is an [[abinary]] [[gender]] with an [[Gender alignment|alignment]] or an [[outherine]] identity referring to someone who does not fit into the idea of being 100% [[male]], [[female]], [[both]], or [[neither]]. This may or may not include variations between those four gender identities. This may include:

# Someone who is [[aporagender]] or [[maverique]], or otherwise [[abinary]] [[allogender]]/[[comgender]].

Non-quaternary was coined along with [[Non-Trinary|non-trinary]] synonymously on March 16, 2018 by Tumblr user Arco-Pluris.<ref>https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/171948794652/non-trinary-or-non-quaternary-abinary-with</ref><ref>https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/172151615057/nonquaternary-pride-flags-aquaternary-pride</ref><ref>https://leptrois.tumblr.com/post/652080651903909888/trinary-timeline</ref><ref>https://leptrois.wordpress.com/2021/05/24/trinary-timeline/</ref>

Non-quaternary was recoined by user Double-bi, also known as Jacinto, on April 26, 2021.

The gender quaternary (quadnary or quadrinary) is an idea (not as prevalent as the gender trinary, and neither are as prevalent as the gender binary), that suggests four distinct gender identities that either should or do play a role in society. In the modern western world, these are often male, female, [[genderfluid]]/[[bigender]], and [[agender]]/[[neutrois]].

In modern portrayals of the gender spectrum, a gender quaternary is often portrayed, providing four main identities, but may show variation between.

In the English language, there are four distinct types of gendered nouns with associated pronouns, despite the fact that there may not be four recognized genders in society. These are [[masculine]] (he/him), [[feminine]] (she/her), common (they/them), and [[neuter]] (it/its). Because of this, [[Neopronouns|neopronoun]] users may be considered non-quaternary.

However, there have been cultures in the past that recognized a gender quaternary in society and culture, such as some Diné Native American people, which recognized four parts in the gender spectrum - masculine male, feminine female, feminine male, and masculine female. The latter two were referred to as the two kinds of [[W:Nádleehi|Nádleehi]], which is often considered a [[Two Spirit]] identity.

Non-quaternary is based off of [[non-binary]] and [[Non-Trinary|non-trinary]].<ref>[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nonquaternary nonquaternary - Wiktionary]</ref> Aquaternary (aquadnary or aquadrinary) is based on [[atrinary]] and [[abinary]].

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