quinternion
American
[kwin-tur-nee-uhn]
/ kwɪnˈtɜr ni ən /
noun
Bookbinding.
Etymology
Origin of quinternion
1645–55; quint- five (< Latin quintus fifth ) + -ternion (extracted from quaternion )
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