Associations to the word «Quincunx»
Noun
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Wiktionary
QUINCUNX, noun. An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
QUINCUNX, noun. (astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
QUINCUNX, noun. A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
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