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tricenary¹

Where it comes from

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

adjective

  1. not comparable, obsolete Of or related to the number thirty.
  2. not comparable, obsolete Lasting thirty days. 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.

tricenary²

  • /ˌtraɪˈsiːnəɹi/ UK
  • /ˈtraɪsɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK
  • /ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/ US
  • /ˈtrɪsəˌ-/ US
  • /traɪˈsinəɹi/ US
  • /-ˈsɛnəɹi/ US

Where it comes from

From Medieval Latin trīcēnārium, from Latin trīcēnārius + -ium.

noun tricenaries

  1. Synonym of trental, a set of 30 requiem masses.

    Similar: trental

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"tricenary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tricenary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{tricenary_2026,
  title = {tricenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tricenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}