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quintan definition

quin·tan (kwin′tən)

adjective

occurring every fifth day (counting both days of occurrence)

Etymology: L quintanus < quintus, fifth: see quintet

noun

a quintan fever

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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