noun
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Meanings
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noun
An arrangement of five units with four forming the corners of a square and the fifth at the centre of the square, a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes
The five trees were planted in a quincunx.
Thesaurus
Word family
Forms
quincunxes
Derived forms
quincuncialquincunxial
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quīncunx.