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quinary

/ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/

quinary adjective: of fifth rank or order.

Adjective

quinary (not comparable)

  1. Of fifth rank or order.
  2. Consisting of five things; arranged in fives.
  3. To the base of five; represented by the numerals 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
    Synonyms:
    quintal, pentimal

Noun

quinary (plural quinaries)

  1. Any of 72 rays associated with the Sun, six for each of the 12 houses of the Zodiac.

quinary meaning in Urdu

quinary in Urdu

مخمس, پنجہ, پنجڑی

Synonyms of quinary

Forms of quinary

pluralquinaries

Origin of quinary

From the Latin quīnārius (“containing five each”), from quīnī (“five each”, “five at a time”) + -ārius (whence the English suffix -ary); compare the French quinaire, the Italian quinario, and the Portuguese quinário. Doublet of quinarius.

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Questions about quinary

What does quinary mean?
Quinary means of fifth rank or order.
What is quinary in Urdu?
Quinary in Urdu is مخمس, پنجہ, پنجڑی. See Quinary meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is quinary?
Quinary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce quinary?
Quinary is pronounced /ˈkwaɪ.nə.ɹi/.

Words near quinary in the dictionary

  1. quinarians
  2. quinaries
  3. quinarii
  4. quinarily
  5. quinarius
  6. quinary
  7. quinary sector
  8. quinary sectors
  9. quinate
  10. quinates
  11. quinatoxine

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