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qui⋅na⋅ry

[kwahy-nuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural -ries.
–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.

Origin:
1595–1605; < L quīnārius, equiv. to quīn(ī) five each + -ārius -ary
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