quintan

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Adjective
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quin=tan

CIDE DICTIONARY

quintana. [L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque five. See Five.].
     Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

quintan, adj. (of a fever etc.) recurring every fifth day.

Etymology
L quintana f. quintus fifth

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