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.
  • Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant
  • 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.
  • Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant
  • It is quite within the bounds of possibility that the prehistoric nations of Europe possessed and used a quinary numeration.
  • Extract from : « The Number Concept » by Levi Leonard Conant
  • 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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