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Quintuplicate vs Quintain - What's the difference?

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Quintuplicate is a related term of quintain.


As nouns the difference between quintuplicate and quintain

is that quintuplicate is a set of five like or identical things while quintain is .

As an adjective quintuplicate

is multiplied by five.

As a verb quintuplicate

is to multiply by five.

quintuplicate

English

Adjective

(-)
  • multiplied by five
  • being the fifth in a set of five

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • a set of five like or identical things
  • one element of such a set

    • Verb

    (quintuplicat)
  • to multiply by five
  • to make five copies of
    • ----

    quintain

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 2011 , Thomas Penn, Winter King , Penguin 2012, p. 285:
    • In the tiltyard, his companions felt the juddering impact of his sword-blows and saw the muscled precision of his archery and his tilting at the quintain .

    Related terms

    * quintile * quintuplicate