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quinquevir

quinquevir noun: one of five commissioners appointed for some special object.

Noun

quinquevir (plural quinquevirs or quinqueviri)

  1. One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.

Forms of quinquevir

pluralquinquevirs
pluralquinqueviri

Origin of quinquevir

From Latin quīnquevir.

Questions about quinquevir

What does quinquevir mean?
Quinquevir means one of five commissioners appointed for some special object.
What part of speech is quinquevir?
Quinquevir is a noun.
What is the plural of quinquevir?
The plural of quinquevir is quinquevirs.

Words near quinquevir in the dictionary

  1. quinquevalence
  2. quinquevalency
  3. quinquevalent
  4. quinquevalve
  5. quinquevalvular
  6. quinquevir
  7. quinqueviral
  8. quinquevirate
  9. quinquevirates
  10. quinqueviri
  11. quinquevirs

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