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vicenarious

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌvɪsəˈnɛəɹi.əs/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌvaɪ.səˈ-/
  • General-American: /ˌvɪsəˈnɛɹi.əs/
  • General-American: /ˌvaɪ.səˈ-/
  • rhymes with -ɛəɹi.əs

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adj

Meaning 1

Synonym of vicenary: of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: vicenary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenary. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.