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tricenary

UK/ˌtraɪˈsiːnəɹi/US/ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/

tricenary adjective: of or related to the number thirty.

Adjective

tricenary (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Of or related to the number thirty.
  2. (obsolete) Lasting thirty days.
    • After Solon's time, the Civill year was Lunary... though diverse places of Greece,... did not for a long time after part with their tricenary months.1655, T. Stanley, History of Philosophy, Vol. I, Ch. 3

Noun

tricenary (plural tricenaries)

  1. Synonym of trental, a set of 30 requiem masses.
    Synonyms:
    trental

Synonyms of tricenary

Forms of tricenary

pluraltricenaries

Origin of tricenary

From Latin trīcēnārius, from trīcēnus (“thirty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”).

From Medieval Latin trīcēnārium, from Latin trīcēnārius + -ium.

Words formed from tricenary

Questions about tricenary

What does tricenary mean?
Tricenary means of or related to the number thirty.
What part of speech is tricenary?
Tricenary can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce tricenary?
Tricenary is pronounced /ˌtraɪˈsiːnəɹi/ (UK).

Words near tricenary in the dictionary

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

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