adj, noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A set of five similar or identical things.
2. 2
   One element of such a set.

Verb

1. 1
   To multiply by five. transitive
2. 2
   To make five copies of. transitive

Adjective

1. 1
   Multiplied by five. not-comparable
2. 2
   Being the fifth in a set of five. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

fifthpentuplicate

Etymology

From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”).

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