Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pentennial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ten-ni-al
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of quinquennial: occurring every five years.

Example Sentences

"The family had plans to attend the pentennial reunion."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + Latin annus (“year”) + -ial.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ial

Synonyms

quinquennial

Questions

What does pentennial mean?: Synonym of quinquennial: occurring every five years.
Where does pentennial come from?: From Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + Latin annus (“year”) + -ial.

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