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quinary

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Scrabble points
19
Words With Friends
20
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/
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/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/ · /ˈkwaɪ.nɛɹ.i/

Definition of quinary

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of fifth rank or order.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of fifth rank or order.
  2. (not-comparable)Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
  3. (not-comparable)To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

noun

  1. Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

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Etymology

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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3-letter words

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2-letter words

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