Standard Lemma guide

quintile

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K W IH1 N T IH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: K W IH1 N T AY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Quintilis: the former Roman name of the month July.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, historical, obsolete

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of the quantiles which divide an ordered sample population into five equally numerous subsets.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A subset thus obtained.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An aspect of planets that are distant from each other by one fifth of a zodiac (72°)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences

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History

Etymology

From Latin Quīntīlis (“Fifth Month”).

Etymology tree English quint- Latin -īlislbor. English -ile English quintile From quint- + -ile.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kvintiili — value
  • Portuguese: quintil — value
  • Spanish: quintil — value
  • Finnish: kvintiili — subset
  • Portuguese: quintil — subset