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quinary.

Of fifth rank or order.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi//ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
  1. Of fifth rank or order.

    not-comparable
  2. Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.

    not-comparable
  3. To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.

noun/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi//ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/
  1. Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

Where this word comes from

From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.

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