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quinquennium

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəm/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A period of five years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a period of five years

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: time period, period of time, period

History

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: llustru — period of five years
  • Basque: bosturteko — period of five years
  • Catalan: lustre — period of five years
  • French: quinquennium — period of five years
  • French: lustre — period of five years
  • Galician: lustro — period of five years
  • German: Lustrum — period of five years
  • German: Fünfjahresperiode — period of five years
  • German: Fünfjahreszeitraum — period of five years
  • German: Jahrfünft — period of five years
  • German: Quinquennium — period of five years
  • Italian: quinquennio — period of five years
  • Italian: lustro — period of five years
  • Italian: lustra — period of five years
  • Italian: quinquennalità — period of five years
  • Latin: quinquennium — period of five years
  • Latin: lūstrum — period of five years
  • Polish: pięciolecie — period of five years
  • Portuguese: lustro — period of five years
  • Portuguese: quinquénio — period of five years
  • Russian: люстр (ljustr) — period of five years
  • Russian: люстрации (ljustracii) — period of five years
  • Sanskrit: युग (yuga) — period of five years
  • Spanish: lustro — period of five years
  • Ukrainian: люструм (ljustrum) — period of five years
  • Volapük: lulyel — period of five years
  • Volapük: lulyelayubid — period of five years