quintuplicate
quintuplicate · quintuplicates
A set of five similar or identical thingsA set of five similar or identical things.
Meaning
2 sensesA set of five similar or identical things.
One element of such a set.
Origin
From Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate froFrom Latin quintus (“fifth”) + plicare (“to fold”); probably patterned after duplicate from Latin duplicare (“to double”).
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Forms
plural: quintuplicates| Singular | quintuplicate |
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See also
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