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quinquennium

/kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/ /kwɪnˈkwɛniəm/

Meanings
noun
A period of five years.

Examples :

"During the quinquennium from 1991 to 1995, infant mortality increased."
time period history

Related Words

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

The digit/figure 5.

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration infant

infant noun

/ˈɪn.fənt/

A very young human being, from birth to somewhere between six months and two years of age, needing almost constant care and/or attention.

"The infant slept soundly in its crib, needing constant supervision. "

Illustration increased

increased verb

/ɪnˈkɹiːst/

(of a quantity, etc.) To become larger or greater.

"His rage only increased when I told him of the lost money."

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

A solar year, the time it takes the Earth to complete one revolution of the Sun (between 365.24 and 365.26 days depending on the point of reference).

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

Illustration of

of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

Illustration mortality

mortality noun

/mɔɹˈtælɪti/

The state or quality of being mortal.

"The high mortality rate from the flu this year was a concern for the school's health officials. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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period noun

/ˈpɪəɹɪəd/

A length of time.

"There was a period of confusion following the announcement."

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a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

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during verb

/ˈdjɔː.ɹɪŋ/ /ˈdʒɔːɹɪŋ/ /ˈd(j)ʊɚ.ɪŋ/

To last, continue, endure.

"The storm during all night. "