quinary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkwaɪnərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kwī′nə rē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
qui•na•ry  (kwī′nə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ries. 
adj. 
  1. Mathematicspertaining to or consisting of five.
  2. Mathematicsarranged in fives.
  3. Mathematicsof, pertaining to, or noting a numerical system based on the number 5.

n. 
  1. Mathematicsa number in a quinary system.
  • Latin quīnārius, equivalent. to quīn(ī) five each + -ārius -ary
  • 1595–1605

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quinary / ˈkwaɪnərɪ/
  1. consisting of fives or by fives
  2. fifth in a series
  3. (of a number system) having a base of five
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin quīnārius containing five, from quīnī five each
'quinary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
quinarius

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