quinquennial

Meanings

Adj

Of or related to a five-year period.

Noun

Synonym of quinquennium, a five-year period.
A 5th anniversary, particularly
A 5th anniversary, particularly
Synonym of quinquennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 5th year of a Roman emperor's reign.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quīnquenniālis, from quīnquennium (“5-year period”) + -ālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”), from quīnque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives).

Synonyms

pentennial, quinquennal, quinquennalia, quinquennalian, quinquennium, quintennial, wooden anniversary

Scrabble Score: 30

quinquennial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
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Words With Friends Score: 36

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