quinquevir

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noun

One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.

OriginLatin quīnquevir →
Scrabble 31
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Meanings

nounquinquevir (plural quinquevirs or quinqueviri)

plural quinquevirs · plural quinqueviri

  1. One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.

Origin

  1. Latinquīnquevir
  2. Englishquinquevir

From Latin quīnquevir.

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APA

quinquevir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquevir

MLA

“quinquevir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquevir. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquevir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquevir.

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