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vicennial

vi·cen·nial

uncommon

adjective

1.

occurring once every 20 years

Origin

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.

Phrases

  • bicentennial (200)
  • centennial (100)
  • decamillennial (10,000)
  • millennial (1000)
  • quincentennial (500)

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