Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tricenary

/ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tri-ce-nary
IPA: /ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to the number thirty.

Obsolete

adj

Lasting thirty days.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of trental, a set of 30 requiem masses.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From Latin trīcēnārius, from trīcēnus (“thirty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: trīcēnārius, trīcēnārium

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/
British English: /ˌtraɪˈsiːnəɹi/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

tricenaries (plural)

Derived Forms

tricenarian

Synonyms

trental

Questions

How do you pronounce tricenary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/.
What does tricenary mean?: Of or related to the number thirty.
Where does tricenary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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