quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing- ]
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noun,plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-kwen-ee-uh, kwing-]. /kwɪnˈkwɛn i ə, kwɪŋ-/.
  1. a period of five years.

Origin of quinquennium

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1615–25; <Latin quīnquennium;see quinque-, biennium
  • Also quin·quen·ni·ad [kwin-kwen-ee-ad, kwing-]. /kwɪnˈkwɛn iˌæd, kwɪŋ-/.

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quinquennium

/ (kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm) /


nounplural -nia (-nɪə)
  1. a period or cycle of five years

Origin of quinquennium

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C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year

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