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quinquennium

American  
[kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing-] / kwɪnˈkwɛn i əm, kwɪŋ- /
Also quinquenniad

noun

  • quinquenniums,
    plural
  • quinquennia
    plural
  1. a period of five years.


quinquennium British  
/ kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm /

noun

  1. a period or cycle of five years

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of quinquennium

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

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This period—which the Roman emperor Trajan labelled the quinquennium Neronis—matches up almost exactly with the time of Seneca’s greatest influence over Nero.

From The New Yorker Jan. 26, 2015

Most phenomenally popular book of the quinquennium, he would report, was Hervey Allen's Anthony Adverse.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers by W. A. Brennan

The famous quinquennium, an oasis in the desert of despotism, was probably the happiest period of Seneca’s life.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill

The young tiger was held on leash for the famous quinquennium by Burrus and Seneca.

From Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius by Samuel Dill

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