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vicenary

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvaɪ-/
  • General-American: /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈvaɪ-/
  • rhymes with -ɛɹi
  • rhymes with -ɪsənəɹi
  • rhymes with -aɪsənəɹi

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • vicenary scale
  • vicenary numeration

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An officer in command of twenty men.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic, obsolete

Topics: government, military, politics, war

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of or relating to or based on 20

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

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