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Quinion
A gathering of five sheets to form ten leaves.
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A gathering of five sheets to form ten leaves.
Gathering
Quire
Arabic:
كرّاس خُماسي
Italian:
Quinione
Latin:
Quinon (5on); Quinquennion; Quinternion
Spanish:
Quinterno; Quinión