quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing- ]

noun

, plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-, kwen, -ee-, uh, kwing-].

1. a period of five years.

quinquennium

/ kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm /

noun

1. a period or cycle of five years

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinquennium¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of quinquennium¹

C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year

Example Sentences

But what a preceding Quinquennium—that from 1672 to 1677—have we here, for a moment, before us!

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

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In the last quinquennium the number exceeded 2,000 millions.

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

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