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Word: Quincunx
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century: from Latin, literally ‘five twelfths’, from quinque ‘five’ + uncia ‘twelfth’
ˈkwɪnkʌŋks
an arrangement of five objects with four at the corners of a square or rectangle and the fifth at its centre, used for the five on a dice or playing card, and in planting trees.
Short Definition:arrangement of five objects with four at corners of square or rectangle
an aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs.
Short Definition:aspect of 150°, equivalent to five zodiacal signs
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