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quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uh m, kwing- ]
/ kwɪnˈkwɛn i əm, kwɪŋ- /
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noun, plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-kwen-ee-uh, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn i ə, kwɪŋ-/.

a period of five years.

RELATED WORDS

cinquefoil, pentangle, pentagram, quintuple, lustrum, cinque, pentacle, quintuplet, pentagon, limerick, pentad, quincunx, quinquennial, quintuplicate

Nearby words

quinquecentenary, quinquefid, quinquefoil, quinquefoliate, quinquennial, quinquennium, quinquepartite, quinquereme, quinquevalence, quinquevalent, quinsy
Also quin·quen·ni·ad [kwin-kwen-ee-ad, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn iˌæd, kwɪŋ-/.

Origin of quinquennium

1615–25; < Latin quīnquennium; see quinque-, biennium
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Examples from the Web for quinquennium

  • In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.

    Tobacco Leaves|W. A. Brennan

British Dictionary definitions for quinquennium

quinquennium

/ (kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm) /

noun plural -nia (-nɪə)

a period or cycle of five years

Word Origin for quinquennium

C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year
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