quinquennium

Plural: quinquennia, quinquenniums

Noun

a period of five years
A period of five years.

Examples

During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin quīnquennium, from quinquennis (“5-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Synonyms

luster, lustrum, pentad, quinquennal, quinquenniad, quinquennial, quintade, quintennium

Scrabble Score: 32

quinquennium: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
quinquennium: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
quinquennium: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 39

quinquennium: valid Words With Friends Word