quinquenniad
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ad.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/, /kwɪŋˈkwɛnˌiæd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/, /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪad/
Noun
[edit]quinquenniad (plural quinquenniads)
- (now rare) Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.
References
[edit]- “quinquenniad, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
