vicennals
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin vīcennālia, from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming festival names”), from vīciēs (“twenty times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).
Noun[edit]
vicennals pl (plural only)
- (historical, rare) Synonym of vicennalia: the festival and religious ritual held on the 20th anniversary of a Roman emperor's reign.
References[edit]
- “vicennals, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
