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quinquenniad

/kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quin-quen-ni-ad
IPA
/kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/
31
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

Archaic

Etymology

From Latin quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ad.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/
  • British English: /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/

Usage

Inflected Forms

quinquenniads (plural)

Synonyms

quinquennium

Questions

How do you pronounce quinquenniad?
The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/.
What does quinquenniad mean?
Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.
Where does quinquenniad come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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