quinquennium
[ kwin-kwen-ee-uh m, kwing- ]
/ kwɪnˈkwɛn i əm, kwɪŋ- /
noun, plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-kwen-ee-uh, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn i ə, kwɪŋ-/.
a period of five years.
Also
quin·quen·ni·ad
[kwin-kwen-ee-ad, kwing-] /kwɪnˈkwɛn iˌæd, kwɪŋ-/.
Words nearby quinquennium
quinquecentenary,
quinquefid,
quinquefoil,
quinquefoliate,
quinquennial,
quinquennium,
quinquepartite,
quinquereme,
quinquevalent,
quinsy,
quint
Example sentences from the Web for quinquennium
In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.
Tobacco Leaves |W. A. Brennan
British Dictionary definitions for quinquennium
quinquennium
/ (kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm) /
noun plural -nia (-nɪə)
a period or cycle of five years
Word Origin for quinquennium
C17: from Latin
quinque five +
annus year