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quincunx.

An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks//ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/
  1. An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.

  2. An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.

  3. A Galton board.

  4. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.

    historical
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.

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