lustrum

[ luhs-truhm ]

/ ˈlʌs trəm /

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noun, plural lus·trums, lus·tra

[luhs-truh]. /ˈlʌs trə/.

a period of five years.

Roman History. a lustration or ceremonial purification of the people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census.

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Origin of lustrum

First recorded in 1580–90; from Latin lūstrum; cf. luster¹

Words nearby lustrum

lustrate, lustre, lustreware, lustring, lustrous, lustrum, lusty, lusus naturae, Lü-ta, lutanist, Lut Desert

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How to use lustrum in a sentence

One of the British novels with the highest sales hopes before Christmas is Lustrum by Robert Harris.
The Best of Brit Lit|Peter Stothard|September 30, 2009|DAILY BEAST
This review was called the closing of the lustrum, because it was accompanied with sacrifices and purifications named lustrations.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
The term lustrum was applied to the interval of five years between two censuses.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.
Then I sicken at the idea of having Strauss in my head and on my hands for a lustrum, instead of saying good-bye to him in a year.
George Eliot's Life, Vol. I (of 3)|George Eliot

A meditative man in his sixth lustrum can be very happy with pruning-hook and shears among his young trees.
The Fat of the Land|John Williams Streeter
Why, you will have a million, not in a decade, but in a lustrum.
Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2)|William Henry Atherton

British Dictionary definitions for lustrum

lustrum

lustre

/ (ˈlʌstrəm) /

noun plural -trums or -tra (-trə)

a period of five years

Word Origin for lustrum

C16: from Latin: ceremony of purification, from lustrāre to brighten, purify

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lustrum

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British Dictionary definitions for lustrum

lustre

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