quinary C2 Topic:Numbers & Quantity US /ˈkwaɪnəɹi/ UK /ˈkwaɪnəri/ See IPA manual Freq #564192 Meanings 1 adj consisting of five parts or arranged in groups of five The proposed quinary classification divided the organisms into five parallel groups. 2 adj using five as a numerical base, with the digits zero through four A quinary numeral system records quantities in powers of five. 3 noun a group, division, or system of five The theorist treated each quinary as a complete set of five related classes. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · consisting of five parts or... fivefoldquintuple 2 adj · using five as a numerical... base-fivepentimal 3 noun · a group, division, or... group of fivequintet Word family Derived forms quinarilybiquinary Related forms quintuplequintetquinarius Etymology From Latin quinarius, 'containing five each,' from quini, 'five each or five at a time,' plus -arius. English uses the term both for five-part arrangements and for base-five notation. Topics Numbers & Quantity External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # quinary **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj, noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkwaɪnəɹi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkwaɪnəri/ **Frequency rank:** 564192 ## Meanings 1. consisting of five parts or arranged in groups of five 2. using five as a numerical base, with the digits zero through four 3. a group, division, or system of five ## Examples - The proposed quinary classification divided the organisms into five parallel groups. - A quinary numeral system records quantities in powers of five. - The theorist treated each quinary as a complete set of five related classes. ## Synonyms - fivefold - quintuple - base-five - pentimal - quintet ## Derived Forms - quinarily - biquinary ## Related Forms - quintuple - quintet - quinarius ## Etymology From Latin quinarius, 'containing five each,' from quini, 'five each or five at a time,' plus -arius. English uses the term both for five-part arrangements and for base-five notation. ## Topics - Numbers & Quantity markdown