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单词 quintary
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quintaryn.adj.

Brit. /ˈkwɪnt(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˈkwɪnˌtɛri/
Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymon: quinary n.
Etymology: As noun alteration of quinary n., after classical Latin quīntus fifth (see quint n.1). As adjective alteration of quinary adj., after classical Latin quīntus.
A. n.
Originally; †a multiple of five (obsolete). Later: something of a fifth level or rank; cf. quaternary n. 3. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > arithmetic or algebraic operations > [noun] > multiplication > multiple
tenth1543
ternary1557
sexagene1570
septuple1632
sextuple1657
quintary1729
1729 G. Shelvocke, Jr. tr. K. Siemienowicz Great Art Artillery iv. 230 Every Number between the Quintaries of this table.
1736 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum (ed. 5) I. at Bombs You will find it less by 3 than 85, the superior Quintary of the Table.
1965 Amer. Anthropologist 67 22 Quaternary units are units linked to ego through quadruple links and only through quadruple links, and so on for quintaries, sexenaries, etc.
B. adj.
= quinary adj. (in various senses).
ΘΚΠ
the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > five > [adjective]
fivec1000
quinary1603
quinquenary1690
quint1880
quintary1942
1942 Amer. Jrnl. Bot. 29 16s/2 In leucoplasts filled with starch, the quintary unit is subdivided into senary granules.
1963 K. E. Boulding Confl. & Def. 246 (table) Primary suppliers... Quaternary suppliers. Quintary suppliers.
1998 Ecology 79 2784/1 Regression of the number of higher level branches (tertiary, quaternary, and quintary branches) against the percentage of detachment.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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