Definition of Quinquennials

1. Noun. (plural of quinquennial) ¹

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Definition of Quinquennials

1. quinquennial [n] - See also: quinquennial

Lexicographical Neighbors of Quinquennials

quinquefoliate leaf
quinquefoliated
quinquefoliolate
quinquelingual
quinqueliteral
quinquelobared
quinquelobate
quinquelobed
quinquelocular
quinquenerved
quinquenium
quinquennalia
quinquennia
quinquennial
quinquennially
quinquennials (current term)
quinquennium
quinquenniums
quinquepartite
quinquereme
quinqueremes
quinquesyllabic
quinquesyllable
quinquesyllables
quinquethiophene
quinquethiophenes
quinquetubercular
quinquevalence
quinquevalent
quinquevalve

Literary usage of Quinquennials

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Future of General Adult Books and Reading in America by Jennison, Peter S. (1896)
"The " Ten-Year Book " of Cornell University, the triennials and quinquennials of other colleges, as well as their annual catalogues, are all periodicals. ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society by American Antiquarian Society (1914)
"... last one hundred and ninety years Leonard Hoar has not been credited with having an AM from Harvard in any of the College Triennials and quinquennials. ..."

3. Journal of the Statistical Society of London by Statistical Society (Great Britain) (1877)
"... the growth of the two orders in the United Kingdom alone for each of the ten years 1866-75, and the same as summarised for the quinquennials 1866-70, ..."

4. The Land of the Dollar by George Warrington Steevens (1898)
"It is kept alive by the numberless anniversaries and quinquennials and semi-centenaries in which the Americans take continual delight. ..."

5. The Mastery of Books: Hints on Reading and the Use of Libraries by Harry Lyman Koopman (1896)
"The " Ten-Year Book " of Cornell University, the triennials and quinquennials of other colleges, as well as their annual catalogues, are all periodicals. ..."

6. The Mastery of Books: Hints on Reading and the Use of Libraries by Harry Lyman Koopman (1896)
"The " Ten-Year Book " of Cornell University, the triennials and quinquennials of other colleges, as well as their annual catalogues, are all periodicals. ..."

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