tricenary

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Latin trīcēnārius, from trīcēnus (“thirty each”) + -ārius (“-ary: forming adjectives and related nouns”). ==== Adjective ==== tricenary (not comparable) (obsolete) Of or related to the number thirty. (obsolete) Lasting thirty days. 1655, T. Stanley, History of Philosophy, Vol. I, Ch. 3: After Solon's time, the Civill year was Lunary... though diverse places of Greece,... did not for a long time after part with their tricenary months. === Etymology 2 === From Medieval Latin trīcēnārium, from Latin trīcēnārius + -ium. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtraɪˈsiːnəɹi/, /ˈtraɪsɪn(ə)ɹi/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈtraɪ.səˌnɛɹi/, /ˈtrɪsəˌ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /traɪˈsinəɹi/, /-ˈsɛnəɹi/ ==== Noun ==== tricenary (plural tricenaries) (Christianity) Synonym of trental, a set of 30 requiem masses. === References === “tricenary”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.