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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-/.

Origin of quinquennium

1615–25; <Latin quīnquennium;see quinque-, biennium

Words nearby quinquennium

quinquecentenary, quinquefid, quinquefoil, quinquefoliate, quinquennial, quinquennium, quinquepartite, quinquereme, quinquevalent, quinsy, quint
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Words related to quinquennium

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

Example sentences 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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