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Synonyms for quinquennial

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : kwin-kwen-ee-uh l, kwing-
Phonetic Transcription : kwɪnˈkwɛn i əl, kwɪŋ-

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Définition of quinquennial

Origin :
  • late 15c., "lasting five years," from Latin quinquennis "of five years, celebrated every fifth year," from quinque- "five" (see quinque-) + ending from biennial, etc. Meaning "happening once every five years" attested from c.1600. As a noun from 1895; earlier quinquennal (1610s).
  • As in fifth : adj having five of something
  • As in five : adj having five of something
  • As in five : noun five of something
Example sentences :
  • The valuations of the Fund should be made at quinquennial intervals.
  • Extract from : « The Post Office of India and its Story » by Geoffrey Clarke
  • Table I. gives the number of illegitimate births per 1000 births in various countries of the world for quinquennial periods.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 » by Various
  • The period of the Reichstag elected in 1887 expired, and the new elections, the first for a quinquennial period, would take place.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 » by Various
  • The Napoleonic wars caused a slight lapse in the quinquennial indults.
  • Extract from : « A History of The Inquisition of Spain; vol. 2, » by Henry Charles Lea
  • Twelve quinquennial cycles were united into a greater period (yuga) of sixty years.
  • Extract from : « The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) » by Max Duncker
  • The quinquennial year seems to have been the year in which matters of consequence were more likely to be done than at other times.
  • Extract from : « A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste » by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
  • There remains yet the question in regard to the men who filled the quinquennial office.
  • Extract from : « A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste » by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
  • This duty was performed by the duovirs with quinquennial power, also often called censorial power.
  • Extract from : « A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste » by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
  • Marquardt makes this a proof that the quinquennial title shows nothing more than a function of the regular duovir.
  • Extract from : « A Study Of The Topography And Municipal History Of Praeneste » by Ralph Van Deman Magoffin
  • Quinquennial report of the Committee for building the Siberian railroad.
  • Extract from : « Select List of Books ... Relating to the Far East » by Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin
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