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quinquennium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/ (General-American)
• /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A period of five years.
   • During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased.

Forms

Hyponyms

quintet

Relateds

quintennial · quinquennal · quinquennial

Synonyms

lustrum · quinquennial · luster · quinquenniad · quinquennal · quintade · quintennium · pentad

Translations (27)

la quinquennium (period of five years) · de Jahrfünft (period of five years) · fr lustre (period of five years) · ca lustre (period of five years) · fr quinquennium (period of five years) · eu bosturteko (period of five years) · de Quinquennium (period of five years) · pt quinquénio (period of five years) · la lūstrum (period of five years) · gl lustro (period of five years) · de Fünfjahresperiode (period of five years) · pt lustro (period of five years) · es lustro (period of five years) · ast llustru (period of five years) · it lustra (period of five years) · vo lulyelayubid (period of five years) · sa युग (period of five years) · it lustro (period of five years) · de Lustrum (period of five years) · ru люстрации (period of five years) · it quinquennio (period of five years) · vo lulyel (period of five years) · uk люструм (period of five years) · it quinquennalità (period of five years) · de Fünfjahreszeitraum (period of five years) · pl pięciolecie (period of five years) · ru люстр (period of five years)