"quinconce" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /kwinˈkon.t͡ʃe/ Forms: quincunce [alternative]
Rhymes: -ontʃe Etymology: Borrowed from Latin quīncuncem, derived from quīnque (“five”) + uncia (“ounce”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|la|quīncunx|quīncuncem}} Borrowed from Latin quīncuncem Head templates: {{it-noun|mf|#}} quinconce m or f (invariable)
  1. (historical, Ancient Rome):
    five twelfths
    Tags: Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quinconce-it-noun-csavhiaK Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 4 11 16 25 9 16 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 10 16 28 10 13 11 10 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 32 16 23 14 15 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 35 10 29 16 11
  2. (historical, Ancient Rome):
    (numismatics) quincunx (5/12 of an as)
    Tags: Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quinconce-it-noun-7ZYjcsOR Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Currency Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, numismatics
  3. (historical, Ancient Rome):
    (units of measure) 5/12 of a Roman foot
    Tags: Ancient-Rome, feminine, historical, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quinconce-it-noun-I6K1pv0y Categories (other): Ancient Rome, Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 35 10 29 16 11 Topics: units-of-measure
  4. quincunx (arrangement of five units) Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quinconce-it-noun-7CH9Sj90 Categories (other): Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 35 10 29 16 11
  5. (agriculture) a plantation made at equal distances in a straight row, giving multiple alleys of trees in different directions Tags: feminine, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quinconce-it-noun-rlZLWe6X Categories (other): Agriculture, Units of measure Disambiguation of Units of measure: 35 10 29 16 11 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quinconce di Galton

Inflected forms

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