quinquennial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīnquennālis, with some influence from quīnquennium (“five-year period”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/

Adjective

quinquennial (not comparable)

1. Of or related to a five-year period.
   • 1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 3, page 25:

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

Synonyms

• pentennial, quintennial

Derived terms

• quinquennially

Related terms

• quinquennalia

Translations

related to a 5 year period

• Catalan: quinquennal (ca)
• Danish: femårig
• French: quinquennal (fr)
• Irish: cúigbhliantúil
• Italian: quinquennale (it)
• Latin: quinquennālis

Noun

quinquennial (plural quinquennials)

1. A five-year period.
2. A 5th anniversary.

Synonyms

• quintennial, wooden anniversary