quincunx

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • five twelfths
  • the five on a die

Etymology

Compound from Latin quīnque (five) + Latin uncia (twelfth part, ounce, one-twelfth part, 1 12 part, inch, a twelth, a twelfth part).

Origin

Latin

uncia

Gloss

twelfth part, ounce, one-twelfth part, 1 12 part, inch, a twelth, a twelfth part

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