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Quinquennium

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• Quinsy

  [kwin-zee] /ˈkwɪn zi/ noun, Pathology. 1. a suppurative inflammation of the tonsils; suppurative tonsillitis; tonsillar abscess. /ˈkwɪnzɪ/ noun 1. inflammation of the tonsils and surrounding tissues with the formation of abscesses n. “severe sore throat,” late 14c., qwinaci, from Old French quinancie (Modern French esquinacie), from Late Latin cynanche, from Greek kynankhe “sore throat,” also […]

• Quint

  [kwint, kint] /kwɪnt, kɪnt/ noun 1. an organ stop sounding a fifth higher than the corresponding digitals. 2. Piquet. a sequence of five cards of the same suit, as an ace, king, queen, jack, and ten (quint major) or a king, queen, jack, ten, and nine (quint minor) [kwint] /kwɪnt/ noun, Informal. 1. a quintuplet. […]

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