Definition of sexennial in English:
sexennial
adjective sɛkˈsɛnɪəlsekˈsenēəl
1Recurring every six years.
Example sentencesExamples
- The pond is at the height of its glory during the sexennial festival when the reflection of a hundred thousand lights around the temple provides a grand spectacle.
- The last sexennial report (25 C/37) was submitted to the General Conference at its twenty-fifth session in 1988 and, after considering it, the General Conference adopted resolution 15.213.
- The country has absolutely no continuity except in its sexennial collapse.
- 1.1 Lasting for or relating to a period of six years.
Origin
Mid 17th century: from sexennium + -al.