单词 | pentalogy |
释义 | pentalogyn. A combination of five mutually connected parts; a pentad. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [noun] > combination of specific number of parts pentalogy1899 the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > five > [noun] > combination of five parts quinary1889 pentalogy1899 1899 Science 27 Jan. 131 The pentalogies are as follows. 1904 Athenæum 18 June 788/2 It is easy to see that the desire to find a pentalogy in everything has led to somewhat fanciful distinctions. 1921 Times Lit. Suppl. 10 Feb. 89/2 In form it is a play in five acts; but every act is a complete play in itself... The whole drama is a pentalogy. 2002 Guardian 27 July (Review section) 11/4 The final book—it must be—of the Earthsea pentalogy wraps it all up. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1899 |
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