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quinquennially

UK/kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəli/

quinquennially adverb: every five years.

Adverb

quinquennially (not comparable)

  1. Every 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 of quinquennially

From quinquennial + -ly.

Questions about quinquennially

What does quinquennially mean?
Quinquennially means every five years.
What part of speech is quinquennially?
Quinquennially is an adverb.
How do you pronounce quinquennially?
Quinquennially is pronounced /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəli/ (UK).

Words near quinquennially in the dictionary

  1. quinquennary
  2. quinquennia
  3. quinquenniad
  4. quinquenniads
  5. quinquennial
  6. quinquennially
  7. quinquennials
  8. quinquennium
  9. quinquenniums
  10. quinquepartite
  11. quinqueradial

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