quinque-
a combining form meaning “five,” used in the formation of compound words: quinquevalent.
Origin of quinque-
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How to use quinque- in a sentence
Pedes subbreves; acrotarsiis scutellatis, scutis quinque; paratarsiis integris.
Item reliquit societati Sanct Mari de Certaldo libras quinque florenorum parvorum.
Giovanni Boccaccio, a Biographical Study | Edward HuttonLateribus superioribus quinque-lateralibus, costis duabus modicis ab apice ad marginem basalem continuatis.
A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) | Charles DarwinHere is one dated in 931 by which thelstan gives quinque mansas at Somerford and quinque mansas at Norton.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William MaitlandPro altera sequitur comitatum et hundredum; pro altera solvit quinque solidos.
Domesday Book and Beyond | Frederic William Maitland
British Dictionary definitions for quinque-
five: quinquevalent
Origin of quinque-
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