adj
Meaning 1
Occurring once every twenty years.
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Usage: not-comparable
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Standard Lemma guide
vicennial
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adj
Meaning 2
Lasting for twenty years.
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Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
A twenty-year period
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noun
Meaning 4
A twentieth anniversary, particularly
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noun
Meaning 5
A twentieth anniversary, particularly
Synonym of vicennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 20th year of a Roman emperor's reign.
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Usage: historical
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adjective
Meaning 6
occurring once every 20 years
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History
Etymology
From vicennium + -al or directly from Latin vīcenniālis, from vīcennium (“20-year span”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming suffix), from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vīciēs (“20 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to vice- (“twenty”) + -ennial.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- French: vicennal — Translations
- Italian: vicennale — Translations
- Latin: vicennialis — Translations
- French: vingtenaire — twentieth anniversary
- Italian: ventenario — twentieth anniversary