"sexennium" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɛkˈsɛniəm/ [General-American], /sɛkˈsɛnɪəm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: sexenniums [plural], sexennia [plural]
Etymology: From Latin sexennium, from sexennis (“6-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|sexennium}} Latin sexennium, {{m|la|sexennis||6-year}} sexennis (“6-year”), {{m|la|-ium||forming abstract nouns}} -ium (“forming abstract nouns”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sexennia}} sexennium (plural sexenniums or sexennia)
  1. A period of six years. Categories (topical): Six, Time Synonyms: sexennate Hypernyms: sextet Related terms: sexennial [adjective]

Inflected forms

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