vicennium

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noun

A period of twenty years.

OriginLatin vicennium →
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Meanings

nounvicennium (plural vicennia or vicenniums)

plural vicennia · plural vicenniums

  1. rareA period of twenty years.

Origin

  1. Latinvicennium
  2. Englishvicennium

From Latin vicennium, from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ium, from vīciēs (“20 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to vicennial + -ium.

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APA

vicennium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicennium

MLA

“vicennium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicennium. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicennium,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicennium.

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