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quinarianism

quinarianism noun: the quinary system of classification, which states that each taxon comprises exactly five subtaxa.

Noun

quinarianism (uncountable)

  1. The quinary system of classification, which states that each taxon comprises exactly five subtaxa.

Origin of quinarianism

From quinarian + -ism.

Questions about quinarianism

What does quinarianism mean?
Quinarianism means the quinary system of classification, which states that each taxon comprises exactly five subtaxa.
What part of speech is quinarianism?
Quinarianism is a noun.

Words near quinarianism in the dictionary

  1. quinaquina
  2. quinaquinas
  3. quinarene
  4. quinarenes
  5. quinarian
  6. quinarianism
  7. quinarians
  8. quinaries
  9. quinarii
  10. quinarily
  11. quinarius

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