nə adjective
1.
pertaining to or consisting of five.
2.
arranged in fives.
3.
of, pertaining to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 5.
noun
4.
a number in a quinary system.
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Quinary
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| —adj | |
| 1. | consisting of fives or by fives |
| 2. | fifth in a series |
| 3. | (of a number system) having a base of five |
| —n , -ries | |
| 4. | a set of five |
| [C17: from Latin quīnārius containing five, from quīnī five each] | |
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