(occurring every five years)
1quinquennial — quinquennially, adv. /kwin kwen ee euhl, kwing /, adj. 1. of or lasting for five years. 2. occurring every five years. n. 3. something that occurs every five years. 4. a fifth anniversary. 5. a five year term in office. 6. a quinquennium. [1425… …
2quinquennial — /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəl/ (say kwing kweneeuhl) adjective 1. of or for five years. 2. occurring every five years. –noun 3. something that occurs every five years. 4. a fifth anniversary. 5. a five year term in office. {late Middle English, from Latin… …
3quin|quen´ni|al|ly — quin|quen|ni|al «kwihn KWEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. occurring every five years: »A number of the permanent commissions of the congress, bodies whose work goes on in between the quinquennial meetings, read and debated separately… …
4quin|quen|ni|al — «kwihn KWEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. occurring every five years: »A number of the permanent commissions of the congress, bodies whose work goes on in between the quinquennial meetings, read and debated separately (London Times). 2. of… …
5quinquennial — quin•quen•ni•al [[t]kwɪnˈkwɛn i əl, kwɪŋ [/t]] adj. 1) of or lasting for five years 2) occurring every five years 3) a quinquennium 4) something that occurs every five years • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < L quīnquenni(s) of five years + al I… …
6lustral — /lus treuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification. 2. occurring every five years; quinquennial. [1525 35; < L lustralis. See LUSTRUM, AL1] * * * …
7lustral — lus•tral [[t]ˈlʌs trəl[/t]] adj. 1) of, pertaining to, or employed in the lustrum 2) occurring every five years; quinquennial • Etymology: 1525–35; < L …
8lustral — /ˈlʌstrəl/ (say lustruhl) adjective 1. of, relating to, or employed in the lustrum or rite of purification. 2. occurring every five years. {Latin lustrālis} …
9lus|tral — «LUHS truhl», adjective. 1. of or used in ceremonial purification: »The assistants were sprinkled with lustral water (Edward Gibbon). At one entrance to this building was a sunken “lustral area,” where visitors made formal ablutions (Scientific… …
10china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
