vicenary
[ vis-uh-ner-ee ]
/ ˈvɪs əˌnɛr i /
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adjective
of, relating to, or consisting of twenty.
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Origin of vicenary
Words nearby vicenary
vice-county, vicegeral, vicegerency, vicegerent, viceless, vicenary, vicennial, Vicente, Vicente López, Vicenza, vice pres.
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British Dictionary definitions for vicenary
vicenary
/ (ˈvɪsɪnərɪ) /
adjective
relating to or consisting of 20
maths having or using a base 20
Word Origin for vicenary
C17 : from Latin vīcēnārius, one who has charge over twenty persons, from vīcēnī twenty each, from vīgintī twenty
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