English Explanatory Dictionary

tricennial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of, related to, lasting, or occurring once every thirty years.
  2. Of or related to a tricennalia, the celebrations marking the 30th year of a Roman emperor's rule.

Word forms

tricennial

Etymology

From Latin trīcennium (“30-year period”) + -al, from trīcennis (“30-year”) + -ium, from trīciēs (“30 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is. Compare Latin tricennalis. Equivalent to tri- + decennial. Doublet of tricennal.

Synonyms

trigintennial
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