quinquenniad

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US/kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/US/kwɪŋˈkwɛniˌæd/UK/kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/UK/kwɪnˈkwɛnɪad/

noun

Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

nounquinquenniad (plural quinquenniads)

plural quinquenniads

  1. archaicSynonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

    Synonyms: quinquennium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

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Origin

  1. Latinquinquennis“5-year”
  2. Englishquinquenniad

From Latin quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ad.

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APA

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

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Chicago

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