Definitions for sexennial

sexennial sex·en·ni·al

Spelling: [sek-sen-ee-uh l]
IPA: /sɛkˈsɛn i əl/

Sexennial is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 274 anagrams from letters in sexennial (aeeilnnsx).

Definitions for sexennial

adjective

  1. of or for six years.
  2. occurring every six years.

Origin of sexennial

1640-50; Latin sexenni(s) six years old (sex six + -enn-, combining form of annus year + -is adj. suffix) + -al1

Examples for sexennial

On January 12 he advised Aquaviva to propose the discussion of a change of assistants and a sexennial congregation.

sexennial, seks-en′yal, adj. lasting six years: happening once in six years—also Sextenn′ial.

In the Brahmanas we only find traces of a quinquennial or sexennial cycle.

Boston, Lincolnshire, had its sexennial epidemic in 1802 with thirty-three deaths.

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