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QUINQUENNIAD

\kwɪnkwˈɛnɪˌad], \kwɪnkwˈɛnɪˌad], \k_w_ɪ_n_k_w_ˈɛ_n_ɪ__ˌa_d]\

Definitions of QUINQUENNIAD

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language

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kwin-kwen'i-ad, n. a period of five years--also QUINQUENN'IUM.--adj. QUINQUENN'IAL, occurring once in five years: lasting five years.--n. a fifth anniversary or its celebration.

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
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