Definition of cinque Cinque

/sɪˈŋk/ - [singk] - cinque

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What does cinque mean?

Noun
cinque - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
		five, 5, V, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe

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cinque
singk, n. the number five as on dice.—ns. Cinque′-cen′to (It., 'five hundred'), a phrase sometimes applied, in treating of architecture and art, to the Renaissance period, which began about 1500; Cinque′-foil (her.), a common bearing representing a flower with five petals borne full-faced and without a stalk: (bot.) species of plants of the genus Potentilla: the five-bladed clover; Cinque′-pace (Shak.), a kind of dance, the pace or movement of which is characterised by five beats.—n.pl. Cinque′-ports, the five ancient ports on the south of England lying opposite to France—Sandwich, Dover, Hythe, Romney, and Hastings.—adj. Cinque′-spot′ted (Shak.), having five spots. [Fr.]