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sexennium

/sɛkˈsɛniəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sexen-ni-um
IPA
/sɛkˈsɛniəm/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A period of six years.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɛkˈsɛniəm/
  • British English: /sɛkˈsɛnɪəm/

Inflected Forms

sexenniums (plural) sexennia (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

sexennial

Synonyms

sexennate

Questions

How do you pronounce sexennium?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛkˈsɛniəm/.
What does sexennium mean?
A period of six years.
Where does sexennium come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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