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Quinquennalia


Quinˊquen-na′li-a

,
Noun.
pl.
[L., fr.
quinquennalis
. See
Ouinquennial
.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
Public games celebrated every five years.

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quinquennalia

quinquennalia

English

Noun

quinquennalia pl (plural only)

  1. Public games celebrated every five years in Ancient Rome.

Latin

Adjective

quinquennālia

  1. nominative neuter plural of quinquennālis
  2. accusative neuter plural of quinquennālis
  3. vocative neuter plural of quinquennālis

References

  • quinquennalia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • quinquennalia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin