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decennalia

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The festival and religious rituals celebrating a Roman emperor's 10th year of rule.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of decennalia.

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Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From Latin decennālia, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to decennium + -alia.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: tiårsjubilæum — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: περίοδος δεκαετηρίς (períodos dekaetērís) — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: περίοδος δεκάτη (períodos dekátē) — Translations
  • Ancient Greek: δεκαετηρὶς κυρίου (dekaetērìs kuríou) — Translations
  • Italian: decennale — Translations
  • Latin: decennālia — Translations
  • Latin: decennales — Translations