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quinque-

  1. a combining form meaning “five,” used in the formation of compound words:

    quinquevalent.



quinque-

combining_form

  1. five

    quinquevalent

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinque-1

< Latin, combining form of quīnque; five
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinque-1

from Latin quinque
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Example Sentences

The quinqué’s flame threw orange shadows onto the curtain stretched across the room.

Here’s a female culex quinque fasciatus.

Alis dentatis, nigris; posticis supr� maculis quinque violaceo-chermesinis; anticis subt�s fasci� albid�, transvers�, medi�.

S. alis integris; anticis virescentibus, fasci� triangulari centrali maculoque fusco ornatis; posticis medio c�ruleo-nigris, margine fulvo; abdominis lateribus punctis quinque niveis.

B. test� l�vi conic�; spir� anfractibus quinque; ultimo aliquantulum distorto; albis duabus fasciis ferrugineis in�qualibus; anfractu basali rufo duabus albis fasciis; apertur� alb�.

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