quintuplex
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quintuplex
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin quīntuplex.
adjective
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Synonym of quintuple in its various senses.
This was entered 1 ♅. iii., in November, 1776, and had the honour of being the object to which the grand forty-foot reflector was first directed, in February, 1787, under the designation of “quadruple.” As a trapezium it was gazed at, measured, and delineated, for upwards of fifty years, when Σ. ann
Similar: quintuple
noun quintuplexes
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Synonym of quintuplet: A collection of 5 things.
Indeed, physiologically considered, the liver is the great original duplex, while anatomically, it is the enigmatical quintuplex; for it has five lobes, five vessels, five ligaments, five fissures, and, singularlly^([sic]) enough, five letters spells its name.
Similar: quintuplet
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Synonym of fiveplex: A building divided into 5 residences or businesses.
Clemson Homes has 32 duplexes with two- and three-bedroom units, four quadruplexes and four quintuplexes, providing a total of 100 apartments.
Similar: fiveplex
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