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quadruped - (pes, pedis - foot) - four-footed animal

quadricycle - (kyclos (G.) - wheel) - four-wheeled vehicle

quadrilateral - (latus - side) - having four sides

quadragenarian - (quadraginta - forty) - person in his 40s

quaternity - group of four people

quatrain - a stanza or verse of poetry four lines long

quadrille - square dance for four couples

quadri - prefix meaning four

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quattuor

four

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quinquennial - (annus - year) - five-year period or celebration

quinquagenarian - (quinquageni - fifty each) - person who is 50 to 59 years old

quinquesyllable - (syllaba - several letters taken together to make one sound) - a word of five syllables (e.g., quin-que-syl-la-bic)

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quinque

five

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sexennial - (annus - year) - six-year period or celebration

sexagenarian - (sexageni - 60 each) - a person who is 60 to 69 years old

sexdigital - (digitus - finger, toe) - having six fingers or toes

sexcentenary - (centum - hundred) - a 600-year period or celebration

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sex

six

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September - seventh month in the Roman calendar

septennial - (annus - year) - seven-year period or celebration

septangle - (angulus - corner) - a plane (flat) figure with seven sides and seven angles

septuagenarian - (septuageni - seventy each) - person who is 70 to 79 years old

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septum

seven

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October - eighth month in the old Roman calendar

octopus - (pous, podos [Gr.] - foot) - eight-footed ocean creature

octogenarian - (octogeni - 80 each) - person between 80 and 89 years old

octagon - (gonia [Gr.] - angle) - figure with eight sides and eight corners or angles

octennial - (annus - year) - eight-year period or celebration

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octo

eight