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1. (n.) quincunx
an arrangement of five objects in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Etymology: (1640–50; < L: five twelfths =quinc-, var. of quīnque-quinque - +
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1. (noun) quincunx
an arrangement of things by fives in a square or a rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows running in various directions
2. (noun) quincunx
the position of planets when distant from each other five signs, or 150¡.
3. (noun) quincunx
a quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a flower in aestivation. See Quincuncial, 2
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