quinquennal

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quinquennal

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From Latin quīnquennālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ālis (“-al”), from quinque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

adjective

not comparable Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
Similar: quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period

noun quinquennals

obsolete A position held for 5 years.
Synonym of quinquennium, a 5-year period.
Similar: quinquennium

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@misc{quinquennal_2026,
  title = {quinquennal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinquennal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}