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Latin
Etymology
From trīciēs (“thirty times”) + annus (“year”) + -is (“forming compound adjectives”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
trīcennis (neuter trīcenne); third-declension two-termination adjective
- tricennial, of or related to a 30-year period, lasting 30 years, 30 years old.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
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References
- "tricennis" in Francesco Arnaldi & al. (1964), Latinitatis Italicae Medii Aevi... Lexicon Imperfectum, Vol. IV