quintile

[ kwin-til, -tahyl ]

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noun

Astrology. of or relating to the aspect of two heavenly bodies that are one fifth of the zodiac, or 72°, apart.

quintile

/ ˈkwɪntaɪl /

1600–10; < Latin quīnt ( us ) fifth + -ile (as in quartile )

C17: from Latin quintus fifth

During the same period, 34 percent in the highest quintile in 2001 moved to a lower quintile by 2007.

Quintile, kwin′til, n. the aspect of planets distant from each other the fifth part of the zodiac, or 72.

The tendency is clear for those in a given high school quintile to be found in or near the same quintile in their university work.

The figures show only those who were in precisely the same quintile all the way through.

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