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View synonyms for quintan

quintan

[ kwin-tn ]

adjective

  1. (of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.

noun

  1. a quintan fever or ague.

quintan

/ ˈkwɪntən /

adjective

  1. (of a fever) occurring every fourth day

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quintan1

1740–50; < Latin quīntāna ( febris ) quintan (fever); quintain

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Word History and Origins

Origin of quintan1

C17: from Latin febris quintāna fever occurring every fifth day, reckoned inclusively

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Example Sentences

Canoe is a West Indian word, the Powhatan word is quintan, or aquintan.

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