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Quinquennial

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
quinquennial

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; earlier quinquennal (1610s).

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quinquennial

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.