Meaning

1 senses
  1. A period of five years.

    During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased.

    Lustrum, Fünfjahresperiode, Fünfjahreszeitraum

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    a period of five years

Translations

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Origin

From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns

From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

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Forms

plural: quinquenniums / quinquennia

Synonyms

8 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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