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sextennial

sextennial adjective: lasting or continuing six years.

Adjective

sextennial (not comparable)

  1. Lasting or continuing six years.
  2. Occurring once in every six years.

Synonyms of sextennial

Origin of sextennial

Latin

Words formed from sextennial

Questions about sextennial

What does sextennial mean?
Sextennial means lasting or continuing six years.
What part of speech is sextennial?
Sextennial is an adjective.

Words near sextennial in the dictionary

  1. sextating
  2. sexte
  3. sexted
  4. sextee
  5. sextees
  6. sextennial
  7. sextennially
  8. sexter
  9. sexterities
  10. sexterity
  11. sexters

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