单词 | vicenary |
释义 | vicenary in British English (ˈvɪsɪnərɪ) adjective 1. relating to or consisting of 20 2. mathematics having or using a base 20 Word origin C17 : from Latin vīcēnārius, one who has charge over twenty persons, from vīcēnī twenty each, from vīgintī twentyvicenary in American English (ˈvɪsəˌneri) adjective of, pertaining to, or consisting of twenty Word origin [1595–1605; ‹ L vīcēnārius, equiv. to vīcēn(ī) twenty each + -ārius -ary]This word is first recorded in the period 1595–1605. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: condensation, domain, exposure, option, toss-ary is a suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Classical and Medieval Latin,on adjectives (elementary; honorary; stationary; tributary), personal nouns (actuary; notary; secretary), or nouns denoting objects, esp. receptacles or places (library; rosary; glossary). The suffix has the general sense “pertaining to, connected with” the referent namedby the base; it is productive in English, sometimes with the additional senses “contributingto,” “for the purpose of,” and usually forming adjectives. Other words that use theaffix -ary include: complimentary, inflationary, revolutionary, visionary |
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