Etymology

trigintennial

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Today it means: Synonym of tricennial, once every thirty years. Full definition →

Latin triginta
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  1. Latin · derived fromtriginta“thirty”
  2. English todaytrigintennial

From Latin triginta (“thirty”) + -ennial, combining adjectival form of annus (“year”). Compare the actual Latin term tricennium.

Words from the same roots

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