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quingenary

/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-ge-nary
IPA
/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/
23
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

adj

Of or related to units of 500 men.

Etymology

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quīngēnārius, quīngēnus

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/
  • British English: /kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/

Inflected Forms

quingenaries (plural)

Synonyms

quincentennial

Questions

How do you pronounce quingenary?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/.
What does quingenary mean?
Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
Where does quingenary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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