quinternion

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noun

Five gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.

Scrabble 20

Meanings

nounquinternion (plural quinternions)

plural quinternions

  1. artsFive gathered sheets of paper folded in two for binding together.

Origin

From quint- + -ernion, a suffix built from the ending of quaternion.

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Translations

Indonesian kuinternion
  • kuinternionfive gathered sheets of paper folded in two
Italian quinterno
  • quinternofive gathered sheets of paper folded in two
Polish kwinternion
  • kwinternionfive gathered sheets of paper folded in two
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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