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Word: Quintan
Speech Type: Noun
early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From French quintane, adjective or its etymon post-classical Latin quintana (in febris quintana fever that occurs every fifth day) from classical Latin quīntāna, feminine of quīntānus of or relating to the fifth from quīntus fifth + -ānus. Compare ancient Greek πεμταῖος, short for πεμταῖος πυρετός quintan fever. Compare also Spanish quintana, noun, fiebre quintana, Italian quintana, noun, and Middle French, French fièvre quinte
A fever that recurs (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day.
Word: Quintan
Speech Type: Adjective
early 17th century; earliest use found in Philemon Holland (1552–1637), translator. From French quintane, adjective or its etymon post-classical Latin quintana (in febris quintana fever that occurs every fifth day) from classical Latin quīntāna, feminine of quīntānus of or relating to the fifth from quīntus fifth + -ānus. Compare ancient Greek πεμταῖος, short for πεμταῖος πυρετός quintan fever. Compare also Spanish quintana, noun, fiebre quintana, Italian quintana, noun, and Middle French, French fièvre quinte
Recurring (by inclusive reckoning) every fifth day (i.e. at intervals of approximately ninety-six hours); specifically designating fever (in later use especially trench fever) which recurs in this way.
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