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quinquennium

[ kwin-kwen-ee-uhm, kwing- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural quin·quen·ni·ums, quin·quen·ni·a [kwin-, kwen, -ee-, uh, kwing-].

quinquennium

/ kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəm /

1615–25; < Latin quīnquennium; quinque-, biennium

C17: from Latin quinque five + annus year

But what a preceding Quinquennium—that from 1672 to 1677—have we here, for a moment, before us!

In the quinquennium ending 1885 the number of such cigars was 34 millions.

In the last quinquennium the number exceeded 2,000 millions.

Then there came to Rome the famed Quinquennium Neronis, when, for five years, peace and plenty smiled.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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