quinqueliteral

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adjective

quin·​que·​literal

variants or quinquiliteral

¦kwinkwə̇+

: consisting of five letters or consonants

—used especially of Hebrew roots

quinqueliteral

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noun

variants or quinquiliteral

"

: a quinqueliteral character

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

quinque- + literal

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