English Explanatory Dictionary

decennalia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The festival and religious rituals celebrating a Roman emperor's 10th year of rule.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of decennalia.

Word forms

decennalia decennalias

Etymology

From Latin decennālia, from decennium (“10-year period”) + -ālia (“-alia: forming the names of festivals”), from decennis (“10-year”) + -ium (“-ium: forming abstract nouns”). Equivalent to decennium + -alia.

Synonyms

decennial decennials
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