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trental

/ˈtɹɛntəl/

trental noun: a set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.

Noun

trental (plural trentals)

  1. A set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
    • Trentals seyde he, deliueren fro penaunce Hir freendes soules.c. 1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, Summoner's Tale
    • their trentals and their shrifts1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], “Prosopopoia. Or Mother Hubberds Tale.”, in Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    tricennal, tricenary
  2. The payment for this service.
  3. (figuratively, obsolete, rare) Synonym of triacontad, any set of thirty things.
    Synonyms:
    triacontad, any set of thirty things
  4. (figuratively, obsolete) Synonym of elegy, any funeral or funereal song or poem.
    Synonyms:
    elegy, any funeral or funereal song or poem
  5. (archaic) Synonym of month's mind, the commemorative service held on the 30th day after burial.
    Synonyms:
    month's mind

trental meaning in Tamil

trental in Tamil

முப்பது வழிபாடு

Synonyms of trental

Forms of trental

pluraltrentals

Origin of trental

From Medieval Latin trentāle directly or via Old French trentel, from the neuter substantive of *Vulgar Latin trenta + -ālis (“-al: forming adjectives”), from Latin trīgintā (“thirty”).

Words that rhyme with trental

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Questions about trental

What does trental mean?
Trental means a set of 30 requiem masses, said once a day for a month or all in one day.
What is trental in Tamil?
Trental in Tamil is முப்பது வழிபாடு. See Trental meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is trental?
Trental is a noun.
How do you pronounce trental?
Trental is pronounced /ˈtɹɛntəl/.
What is the plural of trental?
The plural of trental is trentals.

Words near trental in the dictionary

  1. Trent
  2. Trent Bridge
  3. Trent Hills
  4. Trent Lakes
  5. Trent Vale
  6. trental
  7. trentals
  8. trente et quarante
  9. trentepohliacean
  10. trentepohliaceans
  11. trentepohliaceous

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