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quinities

quinities is the plural of quinity.

Meaning of quinity

Noun

quinity (countable and uncountable, plural quinities)

  1. Synonym of quintet: A group of five.
    • His subject is a "strange image" among the llth century drawings of the Winchester school, which he calls a quinity. But what is a quinity? Let me explain it in his own words: "It is a Quaternity of God the Father, the Son, St. Mary, and the Holy Ghost; or, if we add the Infant on the lap of the...1997, Ernst Kantorowicz: Erträge Der Doppeltagung Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt, page 100
    Synonyms:
    quintet
  2. Synonym of fiveness: The state of being five or having 5 parts.
    Synonyms:
    fiveness

Questions about quinities

What is quinities the plural of?
Quinities is the plural of quinity.

Words near quinities in the dictionary

  1. Quinisext
  2. Quinisextine
  3. quinism
  4. quinisocaine
  5. quinite
  6. quinities
  7. quinitol
  8. quinity
  9. quinizarin
  10. quinized
  11. quinizine

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