quinquennium

noun /kwɪŋˈkwɛniəm/

1. A period of five years.

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

Where it comes from

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

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry quinquennium (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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