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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Divided in a set of five, as parts or organs of most radiates.
  2. In zoology, same as quinarian.
  3. n. A whole composed of five parts or elements.
  4. Based upon five.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Of fifth rank or order.
  2. adj. Consisting of five things; arranged in fives
  3. adj. mathematics To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Consisting of five; arranged by fives.

Etymologies

  1. From the Latin quīnārius ("containing five each"), from quīnī ("five each”, “five at a time") + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. (Wiktionary)

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