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3 by 3 by 5 (Posted on 2017-09-22)

The 15 triplets listed below were created by dividing each
of 5 not-so-common 9-letter words - each into 3 parts:

QUA, SUN, UAC, LLE, QUA,
ALL, SQU, LOQ, ITY, ARE,
AQU, UNE, LED, VIA, DRI.

You are requested to
- reconstruct the original words
- provide a short comment on each
- discover one common feature, present in all five.

Have fun!

Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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There is only one set that fits the requirements:
AQU/ARE/LLE = a watercolor picture
LOQ/UAC/ITY = the gift of the gab
QUA/DRI/VIA = four divisions of arts*
SUN/SQU/ALL = any large jellyfish
UNE/QUA/LED = superior to others

* geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music. [Late Latin: place where four roads meet : quadri-4 + via - road; ]

A common feature :
"QUA" appears in each of the 5 words.

Comments: ( You must be logged in to post comments.)

Subject	Author	Date
re: quadrivia	Ady TZIDON	2017-09-23 07:44:42
cinQUAin_	Dej Mar	2017-09-23 06:48:51
re: computer finds few words, .....hint	Ady TZIDON	2017-09-22 17:49:16
computer finds few words, apparently not all compatible	Charlie	2017-09-22 12:17:16
re: only two words found -- no computer program used	Ady TZIDON	2017-09-22 11:09:08
only two words found -- no computer program used	Charlie	2017-09-22 10:38:15

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