Definition of quinary in English:

quinary

adjective ˈkwʌɪnəriˈkwaɪˌnɛri

1Fifth in order or rank.
第五的
she discusses other mixtures, including those of the secondary through quinary colours
2Zoology
historical Relating to or denoting a former system of classification in which the animal kingdom is divided into five subkingdoms, and each subkingdom into five classes.
〔动〕〈史〉（动物界分类）五分体系的
Example sentencesExamples
- When Darwin read that an opponent of the ‘quinary’ system was proposing a modification to sets of four, he expostulated in his notebooks, ‘Anyone may believe anything in such rigmarole about analogies and numbers’.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin quinarius, from quini 'five at once, a set of five', from quinque 'five'.

Rhymes

binary, finery, pinery, vinery, winery

Definition of quinary in US English:

quinary

adjectiveˈkwīˌnerēˈkwaɪˌnɛri

1Fifth in order or rank.
第五的
she discusses other mixtures, including those of the secondary through quinary colors
2Zoology
historical Relating to or denoting a former system of classification in which the animal kingdom is divided into five subkingdoms, and each subkingdom into five classes.
〔动〕〈史〉（动物界分类）五分体系的
Example sentencesExamples
- When Darwin read that an opponent of the ‘quinary’ system was proposing a modification to sets of four, he expostulated in his notebooks, ‘Anyone may believe anything in such rigmarole about analogies and numbers’.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Latin quinarius, from quini ‘five at once, a set of five’, from quinque ‘five’.

词汇	quinary
释义	Definition of quinary in English: quinary adjective ˈkwʌɪnəriˈkwaɪˌnɛri 1Fifth in order or rank. 第五的 she discusses other mixtures, including those of the secondary through quinary colours 2Zoology historical Relating to or denoting a former system of classification in which the animal kingdom is divided into five subkingdoms, and each subkingdom into five classes. 〔动〕〈史〉（动物界分类）五分体系的 Example sentencesExamples When Darwin read that an opponent of the ‘quinary’ system was proposing a modification to sets of four, he expostulated in his notebooks, ‘Anyone may believe anything in such rigmarole about analogies and numbers’. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin quinarius, from quini 'five at once, a set of five', from quinque 'five'. Rhymes binary, finery, pinery, vinery, winery Definition of quinary in US English: quinary adjectiveˈkwīˌnerēˈkwaɪˌnɛri 1Fifth in order or rank. 第五的 she discusses other mixtures, including those of the secondary through quinary colors 2Zoology historical Relating to or denoting a former system of classification in which the animal kingdom is divided into five subkingdoms, and each subkingdom into five classes. 〔动〕〈史〉（动物界分类）五分体系的 Example sentencesExamples When Darwin read that an opponent of the ‘quinary’ system was proposing a modification to sets of four, he expostulated in his notebooks, ‘Anyone may believe anything in such rigmarole about analogies and numbers’. Origin Early 17th century: from Latin quinarius, from quini ‘five at once, a set of five’, from quinque ‘five’.
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