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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUI'NARY, a. [L. quinarius, from quinque, five.] Consisting of five.] Consisting of five; as a quinary number.
Oxford Reference Dictionary
adj. 1 of the number five. 2 having five parts. Etymology: L quinarius f. quini distrib. of quinque five
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Quinary Qui"na*ry, a. [L. quinarius, from quini five each, akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See Five.] Consisting of five; arranged by fives. --Boyle. Quinary system (Zo["o]l.), a fanciful classification based on the hypothesis that each group contains five types.
