cinque

n. Games
The number five in cards or dice.

[Middle English cink, from Old French cinc, from Latin quīnque, five.]

IN BRIEF: n. - The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one.

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Meaning #1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
  Synonyms: five, 5, V, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little Phoebe

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