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hou — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • pentad noun Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly

Senses

hou is used for these senses in English:

  • pentad A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候).

pentad — full definition

  1. noun Synonym of quintet: A group of five things, particularly
  2. noun Synonym of quinquennium: a five-year period, especially in reference to the first and second halves of calendrical decades.
  3. noun A five-day period, especially a temperature average taken every five days.
  4. noun A five-day division of the Chinese calendar, forming part of a solar term (Chinese: 候).

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