quinary

Pronunciation: /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/

The English word “quinary” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

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

noun

Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

Etymology

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. Doublet of quinarius.

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