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Synonyms for quinary

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kwahy-nuh-ree

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkwaɪ nə ri

Définition of quinary

Origin : c.1600, from Latin quinarius "consisting of five, containing five," from quint "five each" (see five).

As in fifth : adj having five of something
As in five : adj having five of something

Example sentences :

Subordinate to either one of these the quinary may and often does appear.
Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant

In its structure the quinary is the simplest, the most primitive, of the natural systems.
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Associated words: quinary, quintuple, quintuplicate, quincunx.
Extract from : « Putnam's Word Book » by Louis A. Flemming

In the Mollusca circle two classes are still wanting to complete the quinary arrangement of that sub-kingdom.
Extract from : « An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) » by William Kirby

The foregoing examples will show with considerable fulness the wide dispersion of the quinary scale.
Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant

But even then the universality of quinary counting for primitive peoples is by no means established.
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It is quite within the bounds of possibility that the prehistoric nations of Europe possessed and used a quinary numeration.
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Any number system which passes the limit 10 is reasonably sure to have either a quinary, a decimal, or a vigesimal structure.
Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant

This leads the quinary into the vigesimal scale, and produces the combination so often found in certain parts of the world.
Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant

The quinary element does not disappear, but merely sinks into a relatively unimportant position.
Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant

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