n.
Pronunciation: ' kwin- ˌ k ə ŋ (k)s
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin quincunc-, quincunx, literally, five twelfths, from quinque five + uncia twelfth part ― more at FIVE , OUNCE
Date: 1545
: an arrangement of five things in a square or rectangle with one at each corner and one in the middle
– quin · cun · cial \ kwin- ' k ə n(t)-sh ə l \ or quin · cunx · ial \ - ' k ə ŋ k-s ē - ə l \ adjective