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quinquepartite

[ kwing-kwuh-pahr-tahyt, kwin- ]

adjective

  1. divided into or consisting of five parts.

quinquepartite

/ ˌɪŋɪˈɑːٲɪ /

adjective

  1. divided into or composed of five parts
  2. maintained by or involving five participants or groups of participants
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quinquepartite1

First recorded in 1585–95; quinque- + partite
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Adj. quinquefid, quinquelateral, quinquepartite; quinqevalent, pentavalent; quinquarticular†; octifid†; decimal, tenth, tithe; duodecimal, twelfth; sexagesimal†, sexagenary†; hundredth, centesimal; millesimal &c.

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