Meanings
plural quinquenniums · plural quinquennia · alternative quinquennie
- A period of five years.
During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased.
Synonyms: quinquennial, quinquennal, quinquenniad, quintennium, pentad, quintade, lustrum, luster
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA period of five years.
Origin
- Latinquīnquennium
- Englishquinquennium
From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Basque bosturteko
- bosturtekoperiod of five years
Catalan lustre
- lustreperiod of five years
French quinquennium, lustre
- quinquenniumperiod of five years
- lustreperiod of five years
German Lustrum, Fünfjahresperiode
- Lustrumperiod of five years
- Fünfjahresperiodeperiod of five years
- Fünfjahreszeitraumperiod of five years
- Jahrfünftperiod of five years
- Quinquenniumperiod of five years
Italian quinquennio, lustro
- quinquennioperiod of five years
- lustroperiod of five years
- lustraperiod of five years
- quinquennalitàperiod of five years
Latin quinquennium, lūstrum
- quinquenniumperiod of five years
- lūstrumperiod of five years
Polish pięciolecie
- pięciolecieperiod of five years
Portuguese lustro, quinquénio
- lustroperiod of five years
- quinquénioperiod of five years
Russian люстр, люстрации
- люстр (ljustr)period of five years
- люстрации (ljustracii)period of five years
Spanish lustro
- lustroperiod of five years
Ukrainian люструм
- люструм (ljustrum)period of five years
Cite this entry
quinquennium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennium
“quinquennium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennium. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quinquennium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quinquennium.
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