"quinquennium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/ [General-American], /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: quinquenniums [plural], quinquennia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|quīnquennium}} Latin quīnquennium, {{m|la|quinquennis||5-year}} quinquennis (“5-year”), {{m|la|-ium||forming abstract nouns}} -ium (“forming abstract nouns”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|quinquennia}} quinquennium (plural quinquenniums or quinquennia)
  1. A period of five years. Categories (topical): Five, Time Synonyms: quinquennial, quinquennal, quinquenniad, quintennium, pentad, quintade, lustrum, luster, quinquennie Hyponyms: quintet Related terms: quinquennial [adjective], quinquennal [adjective], quintennial [adjective] Translations (period of five years): llustru (Asturian), bosturteko (Basque), lustre [masculine] (Catalan), quinquennat [masculine] (French), lustre [masculine] (French), lustro (Galician), Lustrum [neuter] (German), Fünfjahresperiode [feminine] (German), Fünfjahreszeitraum [masculine] (German), Jahrfünft [neuter] (German), Quinquennium [neuter] (German), poarajere (Guaraní), quinquennio [masculine] (Italian), lustro [masculine] (Italian), lustra [feminine] (Italian), quinquennalità [feminine] (Italian), quinquennium (Latin), lūstrum [neuter] (Latin), pięciolecie [neuter] (Polish), lustro [masculine] (Portuguese), quinquénio [masculine] (Portuguese), люстр (ljustr) [feminine] (Russian), люстрации (ljustracii) [feminine] (Russian), युग (yuga) [neuter] (Sanskrit), lustro [masculine] (Spanish), люструм (ljustrum) (Ukrainian), lulyel (Volapük), lulyelayubid (Volapük)

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