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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

sexennium en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɛkˈsɛnɪəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sɛkˈsɛniəm/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Latin sexennium, from sexennis (“6-year”) + -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns).

Meanings

  1. A period of six years.

Forms

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sexennia Number=Plur lexicographic
sexenniums Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

sextet

Relateds

sexennial

Synonyms

sexennate