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quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing- ]

noun

plural quinquenniums, quinquennia
  1. a period of five years.


quinquennium

/ °ì·Éɪ²Ôˈ°ì·ÉÉ›²Ôɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. a period or cycle of five years
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quinquennium1

1615–25; < Latin ±ç³ÜÄ«²Ô±ç³Ü±ð²Ô²Ô¾±³Ü³¾; quinque-, biennium
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of quinquennium1

C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year
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New York held a quinquennium of history for myself and 40 years for mommy, and that history included my daddy.

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This period—which the Roman emperor Trajan labelled the quinquennium Neronis—matches up almost exactly with the time of Seneca’s greatest influence over Nero.

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In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.

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The young tiger was held on leash for the famous quinquennium by Burrus and Seneca.

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I confess with shame a pusillanimity that is apt to flag if a "to be continued" do not redeem its promise before the lapse of a quinquennium.

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