vicenary

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UK/ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/UK/ˈvaɪ-/US/ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

“vicenary scale”

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vigesimalquantitative
OriginLatin vīcēnārius →
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Meanings

adjectivevicenary (not comparable)

alternative vicenarie

  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

    vicenary scale

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    vicenary numeration

    Synonyms: vigesimal

nounvicenary (plural vicenaries)

plural vicenaries · alternative vicenarie

  1. archaicobsoletegovernmentAn officer in command of twenty men.

    Delicat, another Captaine, or vicenarie in Sara, hauing vnder him twenty assistants.

    1603, S. Harsnett, Declaration of Popish Impostures, page 49

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

Similar
vigesimal

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to or based on 20

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quantitative
Also see
vicenariousvigenaryvigesimal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinvīcēnārius
  2. Englishvicenary

From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with vicenary

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APA

vicenary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicenary

MLA

“vicenary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicenary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicenary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicenary.

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