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hexennial

hexennial adjective: happening or returning once every six years.

Adjective

hexennial (not comparable)

  1. Happening or returning once every six years.
    • This hexennial report covers the activities of IAU Commission 36 -- 'Theory of Stellar Atmospheres' -- during the years 2009 to 2015, and will be the last report from this Commission, being replaced by Commission C.G5.2015, Joachim Puls, Martin Asplund, “IAU Commission 36 (Theory of Stellar Atmospheres): Hexennial Report 2009-2015”, in arXiv

Questions about hexennial

What does hexennial mean?
Hexennial means happening or returning once every six years.
What part of speech is hexennial?
Hexennial is an adjective.

Words near hexennial in the dictionary

  1. hexenbesens
  2. hexene
  3. hexenes
  4. hexenmeister
  5. hexenmeisters
  6. hexennial
  7. hexenoic
  8. hexenoic acid
  9. hexenoic acids
  10. hexenol
  11. hexenols

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