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单词 quinquertian
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quinquertianadj.

Origin: Either (i) formed within English, by derivation. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: quinquertium n.; Latin quinquertium , -an suffix.
Etymology: < quinquertium n. or its etymon classical Latin quinquertium + -an suffix.
Obsolete. rare.
Of, relating to, or designating a quinquertium.
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1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 80 Other wrestled, and fought with fists, and vsed the Quinquertian exercise [Gk. πάλην δὲ καὶ πυγμὴν καὶ παγκράτιον ἕτεροι].
1780 U. Price tr. Pausanias Acct. Statues, Pictures & Temples Greece iii. xviii. 94 There is a statue of Ænetes, who was a quinquertian victor [Gk. πένταθλος] at the Olympic Games.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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