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Quinquennial

//kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to a five-year period. not-comparable

    "By a singular coincidence, the great master of the Dorian lyre was born during the celebration of the Pythia, the quinquennial festival of Apollo[…]"

Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
  2. 2
    A 5th anniversary, particularly
  3. 3
    A 5th anniversary, particularly; Synonym of quinquennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 5th year of a Roman emperor's reign. historical

Etymology

Etymology 1

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).

Etymology 2

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).

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