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单词 quinquity
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quinquityn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quīnque , -ity suffix.
Etymology: < classical Latin quīnque five (see quinque- comb. form) + -ity suffix. Compare French quinquinitie (in Hinduism) set of the five elements: earth, water, fire, air, and ether (1848).
Obsolete. rare.
A set of five things.
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1799 M. G. Lewis Four Facardins ii. in tr. A. Hamilton Fairy Tales (1849) 129 She..was composed of nothing but quinquities; for she had five arms, five legs [etc.].
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online September 2020).
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