adj. 1. Happening once every 20 years. 2. Existing or lasting for 20 years. [From Late Latin vīcennium, period of twenty years : Latin vīciēns, twenty times (from vīgintī, twenty; see VICENARY) + Latin annus, year; see at- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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