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quinquennal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-quen-nal
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.

noun

A position held for 5 years.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of quinquennium, a 5-year period.

Etymology

From Latin quīnquennālis, from quīnquennis (“5-year”) + -ālis (“-al”), from quinque (“five”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quīnquennālis

Usage

Inflected Forms

quinquennals (plural)

Synonyms

quinquennial of or related to a 5-year period quinquennium

Questions

What does quinquennal mean?
Synonym of quinquennial, of or related to a 5-year period.
Where does quinquennal come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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