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quintal

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7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkwɪntl/Part of speech nounSorted ailnqtuStarts with QEnds with L0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a United States unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds

Word origin

From quint- (“five, fivefold”) + -al (forming adjectives).

Used in a sentence

  • In one import license alone, the merchant in question was instructed to bring in 13,000 quintals of alum, which, snapped up by industries in England and the Low Countries, would yield the king a cool £8,666 13s 4d.
  • Furthermore, if the number-incorporated pronouns are analyzed as grammatically marked for number, distinct grammatical categories for trial, quadral and quintal must be posited.
  • In UgSL, we find a complete set of forms for dual, trial, quadral and quintal in several paradigmatic contrasts.

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