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quinquennium Definition

quin·quen·nium (kwin kwen′ē əm, kwiŋ-)

noun pl. quinquenniums -·ni·ums or quinquennia -·ni′a (-ə)

a period of five years
also quinquenniad quin·quen′·niad′ (-ē ad′)

Etymology: L < quinquennis: see quinquennial

quinquennium Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • next: Will prices in the next quinquennium be higher than they might otherwise be?
  • current: Our three main strands of work in the current quinquennium are all natural progressions from previous interests and activities.
  • second: It also argued that circumstances had altered materially since it gave its agreement to the revised tariff formula for the second quinquennium.