Definition of VICENNIAL

vicennial

Meanings

Plural: vicennials

Adjective

  • occurring once every 20 years

Adj

  • Occurring once every twenty years.
  • Lasting for twenty years.

Noun

  • A twenty-year period
  • A twentieth anniversary, particularly
  • A twentieth anniversary, particularly
  • Synonym of vicennalia, the festival and religious ritual held in the 20th year of a Roman emperor's reign.

Origin / Etymology

From vicennium + -al or directly from Latin vīcenniālis, from vīcennium (“20-year span”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjective-forming suffix), from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ium (“-ium”, suffix forming abstract nouns), from vīciēs (“20 times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (suffix forming compound adjectives). Equivalent to vice- (“twenty”) + -ennial.

Scrabble Score: 14

vicennial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vicennial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vicennial is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

vicennial is a valid Words With Friends word