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cinque

(sĭngk, săngk)

n. Games

The number five in cards or dice.

[Middle English cink, from Old French cinc, from Latin quīnque, five; see penk^we in Indo-European roots.]

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cinque

(sɪŋk)

1. (Card Games) the number five in cards, dice, etc

2. (Gambling, except Cards) the number five in cards, dice, etc

[C14: from Old French cinq five]

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cinque - the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

5, fin, five, fivesome, Little Phoebe, pentad, Phoebe, quint, quintuplet, quintet, V

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