quincunx

  1. Noun.  An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
  2. Noun.  (astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
  3. Noun.  A bronze coin minted during the Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.

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