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/vis"euh ner'ee/, adj.of, pertaining to, or consisting of twenty.[1595-1605; < L vicenarius, equiv. to vicen(i) twenty each + -arius -ARY]
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Vicenary — Vic e*na*ry (?; 277), a. [L. vicenarius, fr. viceni twenty each; akin to viginti twenty.] Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vicenary — vic·e·nary … English syllables
vicenary — /ˈvɪsənəri/ (say visuhnuhree) adjective relating to or consisting of twenty. {Latin vīcēnārius} …
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