quinquennial
Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year periodSynonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
» The Athenians, after the purification, celebrated, for the first time, the quinquennial festival of the Delian games.
Meaning
3 sensesSynonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
A 5th anniversary, particularly
A 5th anniversary, particularly
(historical)Synonym of quinquennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 5th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
Examples
1 sentencesThe Athenians, after the purification, celebrated, for the first time, the quinquennial festival of the Delian games.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin quīnquenniālis, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālis, from quīnBorrowed 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).
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Forms
plural: quinquennials| Singular | quinquennial |
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