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quinary

American  
[kwahy-nuh-ree] / ˈkwaɪ nə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to or consisting of five.

  2. arranged in fives.

  3. of, relating to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 5.

noun

plural

quinaries

  1. a number in a quinary system.

quinary British  
/ ˈkwaɪnərɪ /

adjective

  1. consisting of fives or by fives

  2. fifth in a series

  3. (of a number system) having a base of five

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noun

  1. a set of five

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Etymology

Origin of quinary

1595–1605; < Latin quīnārius, equivalent to quīn ( ī ) five each + -ārius -ary

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