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tricenarians

tricenarians is the plural of tricenarian.

Meaning of tricenarian

Noun

tricenarian (plural tricenarians)

  1. The highest rank and pay grade for prefectures in Ancient Rome.
    • Following the reign of Scptimius Severus (193-211), the emperor's patrimonium, his personal properties, was merged with a new department, the ratio privata (private accounts) headed by the magister rationis summae privatae at the tricenarian level.1983, The Journal of Library History - Volume 18, page 154
  2. A person in their thirties, a person aged between 30 and 39 years (inclusive).
    • « I sure hope so » agreed the tricenarian, « it would be a real shame to have been on this island without having really seen its treasures » he observed, his attitude revealing that he actually expected the unsatisfactory outcome.2011, 2206 : Window Onto A New World, page 203
    Synonyms:
    thirtysomething

Questions about tricenarians

What is tricenarians the plural of?
Tricenarians is the plural of tricenarian.

Words near tricenarians in the dictionary

  1. triced up
  2. tricellular
  3. tricellulin
  4. tricellulins
  5. tricenarian
  6. tricenarians
  7. tricenaries
  8. tricenary
  9. tricennal
  10. tricennalia
  11. tricennalias

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