quinquennially

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UK/kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəli/

adverb

Every five years.

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Meanings

adverbquinquennially (not comparable)
  1. not comparableEvery five years.

    The clergy's affairs, for example, were regulated by an Assembly of the Clergy, meeting quinquennially to deal with matters of common concern.

    2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 9

Origin

From quinquennial + -ly.

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APA

quinquennially. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennially

MLA

“quinquennially.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennially. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquennially,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennially.

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