How to pronounce vicennial
American English pronunciation
vy-SEN-ee-ul
- IPA
- /vaɪˈsɛniəl/
- Syllables
- vy · SEN · ee · ul (4 syllables, stress on the 2nd)
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What vicennial means
Happening once every twenty years
In a sentence: The town holds a vicennial fair, so the next one is twenty years away.
Where it comes from: It comes from Latin words meaning twenty times and year.
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