quinquennalia

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noun

The festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule.

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OriginLatin quīnquennālia →
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Meanings

nounquinquennalia (plural quinquennalia or quinquennalias)

plural quinquennalias

  1. historicalThe festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule.

    Synonyms: quinquennial, quinquennials, quinquennal, quinquennals

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe festival and religious rituals sometimes observed celebrating a Roman emperor's 5th year of rule.

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quinquennialquinquennialsquinquennalquinquennals
Also see
quinquennial

Origin

  1. Latinquīnquennālia
  2. Englishquinquennalia

From Latin quīnquennālia, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to quinquennium + -alia.

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Translations

French quinquennales
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Italian quinquennali
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Latin quīnquennālia
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APA

quinquennalia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennalia

MLA

“quinquennalia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennalia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquennalia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennalia.

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