Quinquennalia
noun
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Noun
- 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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