quinconce

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French

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quinconce

Etymology

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From Latin quīncunx (by five).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɛ̃.kɔ̃s/
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Noun

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quinconce m (plural quinconces)

  1. a quincunx, a group of five items arranged in a square with one in the middle
    • 1849, Alexandre Dumas, Les Mille et Un Fantômes:
      Jardin de curé, avec son quinconce de tilleuls, sa collection de dahlias et de rosiers, ses berceaux de vignes et ses espaliers de pêchers et d’abricotiers: []
      Garden of the vicar, with its quincunx of lime trees, its collection of dahlias and of roses, its beds of wine ranks and its stairs of peaches and apricots: []
  2. (by extension) a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions
    • 1943, O. Bussard, Cultures légumières:
      Les trous sont souvent disposés en quinconce, parfois en carré ou simplement en ligne.
      The holes are often arranged in straight lines, sometimes in a square, or simply aligned.
  3. (by extension) a place planted in this manner
    Les quinconces de Versailles.
    The quinconces of Versailles.

Further reading

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Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin quīncuncem, derived from quīnque (five) + uncia (ounce).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kwinˈkon.t͡ʃe/
  • Rhymes: -ontʃe
  • Hyphenation: quin‧cón‧ce

Noun

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quinconce m or f (invariable)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome):
    1. five twelfths
    2. (numismatics) quincunx (5/12 of an as)
    3. (units of measure) 5/12 of a Roman foot
  2. quincunx (arrangement of five units)
  3. (agriculture) a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • quinconce in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana