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quintan

adjective
quin·tan | \ˈkwintᵊn, -tən\

Definition of quintan 

: occurring as the fifth after four others also : occurring every fifth day reckoning inclusively a quintan fever

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History and Etymology for quintan

Latin quintanus, from quintus fifth + -anus -an

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