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quinquagene

/ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-qua-gene
IPA
/ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/
30
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.

Etymology

From the shared title of three works of St. Augustine, Medieval Latin Quinquagena either directly or via French quinquagene, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”), distributive form of quīnquāgintā (“50”). Cognate with quinquagent.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quinquagena, quinquagene, quīnquāgēnus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/
  • British English: /ˈkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒiːn/

Inflected Forms

quinquagenes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce quinquagene?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/.
What does quinquagene mean?
A set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.
Where does quinquagene come from?
It is traced to French.

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