quinquenniad
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ad.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəd/, /kwɪŋˈkwɛnˌiæd/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɪŋˈkwɛnɪad/, /kwɪnˈkwɛnɪad/
Noun edit
quinquenniad (plural quinquenniads)
- (now rare) Synonym of quinquennium: A 5-year period.
References edit
- “quinquenniad, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
