vicennial
vicennial · vicennials
A twenty-year periodA twenty-year period
Meaning
3 sensesA twenty-year period
A twentieth anniversary, particularly
A twentieth anniversary, particularly
(historical)Synonym of vicennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 20th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From vicennium + -al or directly from Latin vīcenniālis, from vīcennium (“20-year span”) +From vicennium + -al or directly from Latin vīcenniālis, from vīcennium (“20-year span”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming suffix), from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vīciēs (“20 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to vice- (“twenty”) + -ennial.
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Forms
plural: vicennials| Singular | vicennial |
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