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  1. An arrangement of five units in a pattern corresponding to the five-spot on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
  2. (astrology) An angle of five-twelfths of a circle, or 150°, between two objects.
  3. A bronze coin minted during the Rome, Roman Republic, valued at five-twelfths of an as.
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