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quinquennal

quinquennal adjective: synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.

Adjective

quinquennal (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
    Synonyms:
    quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period

Noun

quinquennal (plural quinquennals)

  1. (obsolete) A position held for 5 years.
  2. Synonym of quinquennium, a 5-year period.
    Synonyms:
    quinquennium

Synonyms of quinquennal

Forms of quinquennal

pluralquinquennals

Origin of quinquennal

From Latin quīnquennālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ālis (“-al”), from quinque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Questions about quinquennal

What does quinquennal mean?
Quinquennal means synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
What part of speech is quinquennal?
Quinquennal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near quinquennal in the dictionary

  1. quinqueloculinid
  2. quinqueloculinids
  3. quinquenary
  4. quinquenerved
  5. quinquenium
  6. quinquennal
  7. quinquennalia
  8. quinquennalian
  9. quinquennalias
  10. quinquennary
  11. quinquennia

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