adj
Meaning 1
Of or related to a five-year period.
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Standard Lemma guide
quinquennial
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/kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/
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noun
Meaning 2
Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
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Synonyms: quinquennium
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noun
Meaning 3
A 5th anniversary, particularly
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noun
Meaning 4
A 5th anniversary, particularly
Synonym of quinquennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 5th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
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Usage: historical
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Synonyms: quinquennalia
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin quīnquenniālis, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: quinquennal — related to a 5 year period
- Danish: femårig — related to a 5 year period
- French: quinquennal — related to a 5 year period
- Irish: cúigbhliantúil — related to a 5 year period
- Italian: quinquennale — related to a 5 year period
- Latin: quinquennālis — related to a 5 year period
- Romanian: cincinal — related to a 5 year period
- Unami: palenàxk-kahtëni — related to a 5 year period