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trentals

trentals is the plural of trental.

Meaning of trental

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
    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

Questions about trentals

What is trentals the plural of?
Trentals is the plural of trental.

Words near trentals in the dictionary

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

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