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Recurring every five years
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quinquennial
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Word definitions for quinquennial in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Quinquennial \Quin*quen"ni*al\, a. [L. quinquennalis and quinquennis; quinque five + annus year. See Five , and cf. Biennial .] Occurring once in five years, or at the end of every five years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
late 15c., "lasting five years," from Latin quinquennis "of five years, celebrated every fifth year," from quinque- "five" (see quinque- ) + ending from biennial , etc. Meaning "happening once every five years" attested from c.1600. As a noun from 1895; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 that happens every five years 2 that lasts for five years n. 1 a fifth anniversary 2 a five year period
Usage examples of quinquennial.
Therefore, I was quite positive that this caravan was making the quinquennial pilgrimage of the horde to its hidden incubator.
He even preferred, at last, the English blackbird to the American bobolink, but the Harvard Quinquennial Catalogue never lost its savor, and in the full tide of his social success in London he still thought that the society he had enjoyed at the Saturday Club was the best society in the world.