quinquagene
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English
Etymology
From the shared title of three works of St. Augustine, Medieval Latin Quinquagena either directly or via French quinquagene, from Latin quīnquāgēnus (“50 each”), distributive form of quīnquāgintā (“50”). Cognate with quinquagent.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪŋkwəˌd͡ʒin/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkwɪŋkwəd͡ʒiːn/
Noun
quinquagene (plural quinquagenes)
- (Christianity) A set of 50 psalms, typically with an analytical commentary.
Hypernyms
References
- “quinquagene, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022.
