sexennium

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US/sɛkˈsɛniəm/UK/sɛkˈsɛnɪəm/

noun

A period of six years.

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sexennate
OriginLatin sexennium →
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Meanings

nounsexennium (plural sexenniums or sexennia)

plural sexenniums · plural sexennia

  1. A period of six years.

    Synonyms: sexennate

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA period of six years.

Similar
sexennate

Origin

  1. Latinsexennium
  2. Englishsexennium

From Latin sexennium, from sexennis (“6-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

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APA

sexennium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexennium

MLA

“sexennium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexennium. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sexennium,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexennium.

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