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tricennalia

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 30th year of rule.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of tricennalia.

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Usage: alt-of

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History

Etymology

From Latin trīcennālia, from trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”), from trīciēs (“thirty each”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”). Equivalent to tricennium + -alia.

Across languages

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  • French: tricennales — Translations
  • Italian: tricennale — Translations
  • Latin: trīcennālia — Translations