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sexennium

Syllabification: (sex·en·ni·um)
Pronunciation: /sekˈsenēəm/
Definition of sexennium

noun (plural sexennia /sekˈsenēə/ or sexenniums)

rare
  • a specified period of six years.

Origin:

1950s: from Latin, from sex 'six' + annus 'year'

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