Definition of "quin" []

• A quintuplet. (noun)
• A European scallop, Pecten opercularis, used as food. (noun)

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• "Scribes quite often alter such lines so as to remove the spondaic word from coinciding with the fourth foot; an instance of this can be seen at line 7 'non potuit mea mens quin esset grata teneri', where _H_ offers the scribal alteration _esset quin_."
• "Mme. Lefevre declared that she would feed a "quin," but would not buy one."
• "Enguany teníem molt clar quin taller havíem de fer, un sobre videobloc, en una evolució lògica dels formats dels tallers (text, àudio i imatge)."