quinary
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- undefined Based upon five.
- undefined Divided in a set of five, as parts or organs of most radiates.
- noun A whole composed of five parts or elements.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- adjective Consisting of five; arranged by fives.
- adjective A fanciful classification based on the hypothesis that each group contains five types.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- adjective Of fifth rank or order.
- adjective To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Examples
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In its structure the quinary is the simplest, the most primitive, of the natural systems.
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Here, says Pantagruel, doth he more amply and fully insinuate unto us, by the token which he showeth forth of the quinary number, that you shall be married.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
Note
The word 'quinary' comes from a Latin word meaning 'five each'.
