sexennial

English

Etymology

From Latin sexennium (“a period of six years”).

Adjective

sexennial

Lasting six years.
Happening once in six years.

Noun

sexennial (plural sexennials)

A sexennial event.

Further reading

sexennial in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
sexennial in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
sexennial at OneLook Dictionary Search

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