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quinternion

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quin⋅ter⋅ni⋅on

  [kwin-tur-nee-uhn]
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–noun Bookbinding.
five gathered sheets folded in two for binding together.
Origin:
1645–55; quint- five (< L quintus fifth ) + -ternion (extracted from quaternion)
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