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vicenary

/ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
vi-ce-nary
IPA
/ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

noun

An officer in command of twenty men.

Archaic; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: vīcēnārius

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/
  • British English: /ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

vicenarie (alternative) vicenaries (plural)

Derived Forms

vicenarian

Phrases

centenary (100) millenary (1000)

Frequently Paired Words

primary secondary tertiary quaternary quinary senary septenary octonary

Synonyms

vigesimal

Rhymes With

very gary jerry terry perry cherry tom and jerry mere ferry berry bury kerry

Questions

How do you pronounce vicenary?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/.
What does vicenary mean?
Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.
Where does vicenary come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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