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quinquennial

/kwɪŋˈkwɛ.ni.əl/

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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).

adjective more quinquennial · most quinquennial

Of or related to a five-year period. By a singular coincidence, the great master of the Dorian lyre was born during the celebration of the Pythia, the quinquennial festival of Apollo[…]
Similar: pentennial, quinquennalian, quinquennal

Similar: quintennial

noun quinquennials

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

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adj related to a 5 year period

Français	quinquennal
Italiano	quinquennale
Română	cincinal

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@misc{quinquennial_2026,
  title = {quinquennial},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quinquennial},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}