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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

quingenary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒɪn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

Meanings

  1. (historical, not-comparable) Of or related to units of 500 men.

quingenary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒɪn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

Meanings

  1. (rare) Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

Forms

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Synonyms

quincentennial