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quinary

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qui·na·ry / ˈkwīˌnerē/ • adj. of or relating to the number five, in particular: ∎  of the fifth order or rank. ∎  hist. Zool. relating to or denoting a former system of classification in which the animal kingdom is divided into five subkingdoms, and each subkingdom into five classes.

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quinary

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quinary of the number five. XVII. — L. quīnārius, f. quīnī, distributive of quinque FIVE; see -ARY.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Quinary

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Quinary

a set of five things.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms

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