Synonyms

quinquennium

American

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

Also quinquenniad

noun

plural

quinquenniums, quinquennia

a period of five years.

quinquennium British

/ kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm /

noun

a period or cycle of five years

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Etymology

Origin of quinquennium

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

Example Sentences

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For the first five years of Nero's reign--the famous Quinquennium Neronis--were fondly regarded by the Romans as a period of almost ideal happiness.

From Seekers after God by Farrar, F. W. (Frederic William)

Then there came to Rome the famed Quinquennium Neronis, when, for five years, peace and plenty smiled.

From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert

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