quinquennial
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Etymology[edit]
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 (“forming compound adjectives”).
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quinquennial (not comparable)
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Noun[edit]
quinquennial (plural quinquennials)
- Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
- A 5th anniversary, particularly
Usage notes[edit]
In reference to the Roman festival, sometimes used in the plural to match Latin quinquennalia and provide for the variety of events.
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- (Roman festival): decennial, vicennial, tricennial
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