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quinary

[ kwahy-nuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, plural qui·na·ries.

quinary

/ ˈkwaɪnərɪ /

Origin of quinary¹

1595–1605; < Latin quīnārius, equivalent to quīn ( ī ) five each + -ārius -ary

Origin of quinary¹

C17: from Latin quīnārius containing five, from quīnī five each

In the Mollusca circle two classes are still wanting to complete the quinary arrangement of that sub-kingdom.

Subordinate to either one of these the quinary may and often does appear.

In its structure the quinary is the simplest, the most primitive, of the natural systems.

Up to this point the Greenlander's scale is almost purely quinary.

The foregoing examples will show with considerable fulness the wide dispersion of the quinary scale.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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