quinquenniad

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/, /kwɪŋˈkwɛnˌiæd/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/, /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪad/

Noun

quinquenniad (plural quinquenniads)

(now rare) Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.

References

“quinquenniad, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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