vicenary

[计] 二十进制的

发音

UK /ˈvɪsən(ə)ɹi/
UK /ˈvaɪ-/
US /ˈvɪsəˌnɛɹi/
US /ˈvaɪ-/

词形变化

vicenaries 复数 vicenaries

别名

vicenarie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An officer in command of twenty men.

    古体 废旧 政治 军事
adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, pertaining to, or based on the number twenty.

    vicenary scale

    vicenary numeration

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词源

From Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnus (“twenty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). Doublet of vicenarious. Ultimately cognate with English vigenary.

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