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quinternion

[ kwin-tur-nee-uhn ]

noun

, Bookbinding.
  1. five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinternion1

1645–55; quint- five (< Latin quintus fifth ) + -ternion (extracted from quaternion )

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