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novennial, a.|nəʊˈvɛnɪəl| [f. L. novennis, f. novem nine, and annus year.] Happening or recurring every ninth year.
1656Blount Glossogr., Novennial, of nine years. 1697Potter Antiq. Greece i. ii. 10 To send a Novennial, or Septennial, or an Annual Tribute. Ibid. ii. xx. 342 Δαϕνηϕορια, a novennial Festival, celebrated by the Bœotians. |