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quincunx

Pronunciation: /ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/
Definition of quincunx

noun (plural quincunxes)

  • 1an arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its centre, used for the five on a dice or playing card, and in planting trees.
  • 2 [mass noun] Astrology an aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs.

Derivatives

quincuncial

Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈkʌnʃ(ə)l/
adjective

quincuncially

Pronunciation: /-ˈkʌnʃ(ə)li/
adverb

Origin:

mid 17th century: from Latin, literally 'five twelfths', from quinque 'five' + uncia 'twelfth'

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