septendecennial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Occurring every seventeen years; pertaining to or designating a seventeen-year interval.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛptəndɛˈsɛn.i.əl/

Word forms

septendecennial

Etymology

From Latin septendec(im) (“seventeen”) + -ennial, after biennial, septennial, etc. By surface analysis, septen- + decennial.

Synonyms

heptadecennial

Derived words

septendecenniality
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