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quintation

UK/kwɪnˈteɪʃən/

quintation noun: the removal of one fifth (of something).

Noun (1)

quintation (countable and uncountable, plural quintations)

  1. (rare) The removal of one fifth (of something).
    • Perhaps the quintation of slats came from the hands of the indentured Hollander.1946, Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee, The Story of American Furniture, page 161

Noun (2) capitalized: Quintation

Quintation

  1. (misspelling) Misspelling of Quintaton.
    • The Pedal Quintaton and Great Nason Flute are brothers under the skin, as are also the Pedal Rohrquinte and Great Nasat; nobody else in the organ is related to any other body. Quintation is metal but Nason Flute has a wooden head.1939, Thomas Scott Godfrey Burhrman [ed.], American Organist (American Guild of Organists), volumes 22–23, page 113

Forms of quintation

pluralquintations

Origin of quintation

From quintate + -ion.

Questions about quintation

What does quintation mean?
Quintation means the removal of one fifth (of something).
What part of speech is quintation?
Quintation is a noun.
How do you pronounce quintation?
Quintation is pronounced /kwɪnˈteɪʃən/ (UK).
What is the plural of quintation?
The plural of quintation is quintations.

Words near quintation in the dictionary

  1. quintary
  2. quintas
  3. quintate
  4. quintates
  5. quintating
  6. quintation
  7. quintations
  8. Quintavius
  9. quinte
  10. Quinte West
  11. Quintel

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