Definition of VIGESIMAL

vigesimal

Meanings

Plural: vigesimals

Adjective

  • relating to or based on the number twenty

Adj

  • Occurring in intervals of twenty.
  • To the base twenty.

Noun

  • A twentieth part.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin vīcēsimus (“twentieth”) (from *vīcēnssos, from Proto-Indo-European *wi(h₁)ḱm̥ttós, with the -imus ending of decimus (“tenth”)) + -al (suffix forming an adjective). Compare Latin vīgintī (“twenty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wih₁ḱm̥ti, from *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti(h₁), *dwi(h₁)dḱm̥ti (“two tens; two decades”).

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 19

vigesimal is a valid Words With Friends word