tricenary
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English
Etymology 1
From Latin trīcēnārius, from trīcēnus (“thirty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”).
Adjective
tricenary (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Of or related to the number thirty.
- (obsolete) Lasting thirty days.
- 1655, T. Stanley, History of Philosophy, Vol. I, Ch. 3:
- 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:
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin trīcēnārium, from Latin trīcēnārius + -ium.
Noun
tricenary (plural tricenaries)
- (Christianity) Synonym of trental, a set of 30 requiem masses.
References
- “tricenary”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
