vicenary
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/, /ˈvaɪ-/, /-nəɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈvɪsənəɹi/, /ˈvʌɪsənəɹi/
- Rhymes: -əɹi
Adjective edit
vicenary (not comparable)
- Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.
- vicenary scale
- vicenary numeration
Synonyms edit
- See vigesimal
See also edit
- primary (1)
- secondary (2)
- tertiary (3)
- quaternary (4)
- quinary (5)
- senary (6)
- septenary (7)
- octonary (8)
- nonary (9)
- denary (10)
- undenary (11)
- duodenary (12)
- quindenary (15)
- centenary (100)
- millenary (1000)
Noun edit
vicenary (plural vicenaries)
References edit
- “vicenary”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “vicenary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.