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- [kwing-kuhngks, kwin-]
- /ˈkwɪŋ kʌŋks, ˈkwɪn-/
- /ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kwing-kuhngks, kwin-]
- /ˈkwɪŋ kʌŋks, ˈkwɪn-/
Definitions of quincunx word
- noun quincunx an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. 1
- noun quincunx Botany. an overlapping arrangement of five petals or leaves, in which two are interior, two are exterior, and one is partly interior and partly exterior. 1
- noun quincunx An arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its center, used for the five on dice or playing cards, and in planting trees. 1
- noun quincunx a group of five objects arranged in the shape of a rectangle with one at each of the four corners and the fifth in the centre 0
- noun quincunx a quincuncial arrangement of sepals or petals in the bud 0
- noun quincunx an aspect of 150° between two planets 0
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Origin of quincunx
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
1640-50; < Latin: five twelfths (quinc-, variant of quīnque- quinque- + uncia twelfth; see ounce1); originally a Roman coin worth five twelfths of an as and marked with a quincunx of spots
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Parts of speech for Quincunx
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quincunx popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for quincunx
noun quincunx
- cinque — the number five in cards, dice, etc
- cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
- limerick — a county in N Munster, in the SW Republic of Ireland. 037 sq. mi. (2686 sq. km).
- lustrum — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.
- pentacle — pentagram.
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