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qinés

qinés is the plural of qiné.

Meaning of qiné

Noun

qiné (plural qinés)

  1. A form of poetry with double meanings, often used in traditional Ethiopian Orthodox Church education.
    • In November 1870 they secretly set out for Gonder, where they hoped to learn qiné, the celebrated art of composing poetry.1956, Studia Missionalia Upsaliensia, volumes 30-32, Svenska institutet för missionsforskning, page 15

Questions about qinés

What is qinés the plural of?
Qinés is the plural of qiné.

Words near qinés in the dictionary

  1. qintars
  2. Qinyang
  3. Qinyuan
  4. Qinzhou
  5. qiné
  6. qinés
  7. Qionghai
  8. Qiongshan
  9. Qiongzhong
  10. Qipan
  11. qipao

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