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quingenary

UK/kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/US/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/

quingenary noun: synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

Noun

quingenary (plural quingenaries)

  1. (rare) Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
    Synonyms:
    quincentennial

Adjective

quingenary (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Of or related to units of 500 men.

Synonyms of quingenary

Forms of quingenary

pluralquingenaries

Origin of quingenary

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

Questions about quingenary

What does quingenary mean?
Quingenary means synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
What part of speech is quingenary?
Quingenary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce quingenary?
Quingenary is pronounced /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ (US).
What is the plural of quingenary?
The plural of quingenary is quingenaries.

Words near quingenary in the dictionary

  1. quinezamide
  2. quinfamide
  3. Quinfermin
  4. quing
  5. quingenaries
  6. quingenary
  7. quingentenary
  8. quingestanol
  9. quingestrone
  10. quinghaosu
  11. quinhydrone

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