quintade

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quintade^¹

/ˈkwɪn.teɪd/

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Blend of quint- (“five”) and decade (“10-year period”).

noun quintades

Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades. Thus it appears, that the greatest number of cases of uterine cancer occurs between the ages of 30 and 40, and 40 and 45; that nearly equal numbers take place in the first decade, and the latter quintade; that, nevertheless, if the quintades of the latter decade be conjoined, very nearly double the
Similar: pentad

Quintade^²

noun Quintades

An organ stop corresponding to pewter pipes of 16, 8, 4, and 2 feet. Substituting a Dolce for the Quintade for church use would make this little organ far more useful than some much larger baroque organs that I have played.

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@misc{quintade_2026,
  title = {quintade},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quintade},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}