Quinquennalia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule. historical

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennālia, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to quinquennium + -alia.

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