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quinquennium
[ kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, 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.
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Also quin·quen·ni·ad [kwin-kwen-ee-ad, kwing-]. /kwɪnˈkwɛn iˌæd, kwɪŋ-/.
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How to use quinquennium in a sentence
But what a preceding Quinquennium—that from 1672 to 1677—have we here, for a moment, before us!
In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.
Tobacco Leaves|W. A. BrennanIn the last quinquennium the number exceeded 2,000 millions.
Tobacco Leaves|W. A. BrennanThen there came to Rome the famed Quinquennium Neronis, when, for five years, peace and plenty smiled.
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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