quintation

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UK, UK/kwɪnˈteɪʃən/

noun

The removal of one fifth (of something).

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Meanings

quintation1

nounquintation (countable and uncountable, plural quintations)

plural quintations

  1. countablerareuncountableThe removal of one fifth (of something).

    Perhaps the quintation of slats came from the hands of the indentured Hollander.

    1946, Thomas Hamilton Ormsbee, The Story of American Furniture, page 161

Quintation2

noun
  1. misspellingMisspelling of Quintaton.

    The Pedal Quintaton and Great Nason Flute are brothers under the skin, as are also the Pedal Rohrquinte and Great Nasat; nobody else in the organ is related to any other body. Quintation is metal but Nason Flute has a wooden head.

    1939, Thomas Scott Godfrey Burhrman [ed.], American Organist (American Guild of Organists), volumes 22–23, page 113

Origin

From quintate + -ion.

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APA

quintation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintation

MLA

“quintation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quintation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quintation.

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