quinquennial
- adjective
- /kwɪnˈkwɛniəl/
- Formal
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quinquenal
- The transnational artist who lives and works far from his or her country of origin represents a tiny minority among all practicing African artists, probably less than 1%, but now is receiving a great deal of overdue attention in international exhibitions such as biennials, triennials, and the 2002 quinquennial Documenta 11.
Examples
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The NSSO collects the data related to employment and unemployment through a survey conducted on a quinquennial basis.
Academic text (2018) -
Indeed, church leaders were so determined to win the case that at the quinquennial General Conference Session (the only occasion at which changes in doctrine or the Church Manual can be voted) in Vienna.
Academic text (1998) -
The quinquennial census of agriculture is a complete enumeration of all farm operators in the United States, and it is our only source of consistent, comparable (both geographically and historically) agricultural data at the county, state, and national levels.
Academic text (2001) -
The Joint Commission for Dialogue between the World Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic Church has, from the beginning, met in rounds of five years, presenting its report on particular themes to the quinquennial assemblies of the World Methodist Council and, in notional simultaneity, to the Holy See.
Academic text (2013) -
The quinquennial celebration of the town's founding attracted visitors from all over the country.
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The university conducts a quinquennial review of its academic programs to ensure quality and relevance.
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The local council has planned a quinquennial event to discuss community improvements and future projects.
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Morphology
quinquennial = quinquennium (semi-transparent) = quinque + ennial
The term 'quinquennial' is derived from 'quinquennium', which may not be familiar to all learners.
Etymology
Quinquennial comes from the Latin part quinque meaning 'five' and the ending -ennial meaning 'year', just like in centennial. So, as an adjective it describes something that happens every five years or lasts for five years.