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May 27, 2012
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quin•tan



Pronunciation: (kwin'tn), [key]
—adj.
(of a fever, ague, etc.) characterized by paroxysms that recur every fifth day.

—n.
a quintan fever or ague.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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