quintade · noun — synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
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quintade is pronounced /ˈkwɪn.teɪd/.
Etymology
Blend of quint- (“five”) and decade (“10-year period”).
noun
- Synonym of pentad: A 5-year period, particularly in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
- An organ stop corresponding to pewter pipes of 16, 8, 4, and 2 feet.e.g.“Substituting a Dolce for the Quintade for church use would make this little organ far more useful than some much larger baroque organs that I have played.” — 1930, William Harrison Barnes, The contemporary american organ, page 312:
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