What is another word for cinque?

Pronunciation: [sˈɪnk] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "cinque," which means the number five in Italian. Some of these synonyms include quinary, quintuple, and pentad. These words are often used in a mathematical or scientific context to describe groups of five. Another synonym for cinque is quint, which can be used to describe a set of five things or people. In music, the term "quintuplet" refers to five notes played in the time of four, while "quintessential" means the essence of something, or the most perfect example of it. Regardless of context, these synonyms for cinque offer a variety of options to describe the number five.

Usage examples for Cinque

A few months later, the great minister of England, his tall, gaunt figure dressed in regimental scarlet, might have been seen in his character of Lord Warden of the cinque Ports, at the head of 3000 volunteers, drilling them as he best could.
"Won from the Waves"
W.H.G. Kingston
We are all modern to-day, to-morrow we may be "Louis Quatorze," the next day "cinque Centi" in our tastes.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
1 Ormond, James Butler, second Duke of, Warden of the cinque Ports, vii.
"History of the English People, Index"
John Richard Green

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