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quinquagene

UK/ˈkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒiːn/US/ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/

quinquagene noun: a set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.

Noun

quinquagene (plural quinquagenes)

  1. A set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.

Forms of quinquagene

pluralquinquagenes

Origin of quinquagene

From the shared title of three works of St. Augustine, Medieval Latin Quinquagena either directly or via French quinquagene, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”), distributive form of quīnquāgintā (“50”). Cognate with quinquagent.

Questions about quinquagene

What does quinquagene mean?
Quinquagene means a set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.
What part of speech is quinquagene?
Quinquagene is a noun.
How do you pronounce quinquagene?
Quinquagene is pronounced /ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/ (US).
What is the plural of quinquagene?
The plural of quinquagene is quinquagenes.

Words near quinquagene in the dictionary

  1. quinquadragintillion
  2. quinquagenarian
  3. quinquagenarians
  4. quinquagenaries
  5. quinquagenary
  6. quinquagene
  7. quinquagenes
  8. Quinquagesima
  9. quinquagesimal
  10. quinquagintillion
  11. quinquangle

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