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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUINDECAGON

n.[L. quinque, five Gr. ten, and angle. ] In geometry, a plain figure with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.

 

QUINDECEMVIR

n.[L. quinque, five, decem, ten, and vir, man. ] In Roman history, one of a collection or body of fifteen magistrates, whose business was to preside over the sacrifices.

 

QUINDECEMVIRATE

n.The body of fifteen magistrates, of their office.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUINDECAGON

Quin *dec "a *gon, n. Etym: [L. quindecim fifteen + Gr. (Geom.)

 

Defn: A plane figure with fifteen angles, and consequently fifteen sides.

 

QUINDECEMVIR

Quin `de *cem "vir, n.; pl. E. Quindecemvirs, L. Quindecemviri. Etym: [L., from quindecim fifteen + vir a man. ] (Rom. Antiq.)

 

Defn: One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty was to take care of the Sibylline books.

 

QUINDECEMVIRATE

Quin `de *cem "vi *rate, n. Etym: [L. quindecimviratus.]

 

Defn: The body or office of the quindecemviri.

 

QUINDECONE

Quin *dec "one, n. Etym: [L. quindecim fifteen. ] (Chem. )

 

Defn: An unsaturated hydrocarbon, C15H26, of the valylene series, produced artificially as an oily liquid. [Written also quindekone.]

 

QUINDECYLIC

Quin `de *cyl "ic, n. Etym: [L. quindecim fifteen + -yl.] (Chem. )

 

Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also pentadecylic acid.

 

QUINDEM

QUINDEM Quin "dem, n.

 

Defn: A fifteenth part. [Obs. ]

 

Spanish Dictionary

quinde

quinde nombre masculino Colomb, Ecuad, Perú Ave apodiforme americana con numerosas especies, algunas de las cuales cuentan con los ejemplares más pequeños de todos los existentes, de pico arqueado o anguloso, que liban el néctar de las flores .SINÓNIMO colibrí, pájaro mosca, picaflor .

 

quindécimo, -ma

quindécimo, -ma numeral partitivo [parte ] Que resulta de dividir un todo en 15 partes iguales .SINÓNIMO quinceavo, quinzavo .

 

quindenio

quindenio nombre masculino Período de quince años :un quinquenio es un período de cinco años y un quindenio de quince .