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quincunx
/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
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What does quincunx mean?
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.
- An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
- A Galton board.
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noun
- (historical) A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈkwɪŋkʌŋks/
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/ˈkwɪnkʌŋks/
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The planting of a quincunx or the presentation of a pump to the parish might have proved his solitary title to fame.
The orchard should either be planned in the square or quincunx form.
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They breakfasted at the Tête-Noir, where Castaing had not yet been; they treated themselves to a game of ring-throwing under the quincunx of trees of the grand fountain; they ascended Diogenes’ lantern, they gambled for macaroons at the roulette establishment of the Pont de Sèvres, picked bouquets at Pateaux, bought reed-pipes at Neuilly, ate apple tarts everywhere, and were perfectly happy.