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单词 quinquagene
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Definition of quinquagene in English:

quinquagene

noun ˈkwɪŋkwədʒiːn
rare
  • A set of fifty psalms. Formerly also: a commentary on a set of fifty psalms.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin quinquagena set of fifty psalms, title of each of the three sections of a work by St Augustine on the psalms from classical Latin quīnquāgēnī fifty each from quīnquāgintā fifty + -ēnī, suffix forming distributive adjectives.

Definition of quinquagene in US English:

quinquagene

nounˈkwɪŋkwədʒiːn
rare
  • A set of fifty psalms. Formerly also: a commentary on a set of fifty psalms.

Origin

Mid 16th century. From post-classical Latin quinquagena set of fifty psalms, title of each of the three sections of a work by St Augustine on the psalms from classical Latin quīnquāgēnī fifty each from quīnquāgintā fifty + -ēnī, suffix forming distributive adjectives.

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