单词 | septendecennial |
释义 | septendecennialadj. Recurring every seventeen years.Esp. with reference to periodical cicadas which emerge every seventeen years. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > occurring every specific number of years quinquennal1532 quinquennial1601 five-yearly1619 centenary1620 septennial1640 triannual1640 triennial1642 septennary1644 sexennial1646 trieterical1646 novennial1656 octennial1656 trieteric1656 quinquennalian1692 quadrenniala1700 biennial1750 sexennary1753 lustral1781 centennial1797 quaternal1813 sextennial1814 septendecennial1834 septemdecenary1843 undecennarya1847 bicentenary1862 bicentennial1883 quadricentennial1889 trigintennial1894 twelve-yearly1906 vigintennial1921 1834 Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer 12 July 222/1 The septendecennial return of these insects is not general throughout the United States, during the same year. 1929 J. G. Myers Insect Singers xi. 145 This species, in which the phenomenal swarms of its septendecennial irruptions produce strong competition and give scope for the appearance of every abnormality. 2013 Irish Times (Nexis) 1 June (World section) 10 The septendecennial event is almost fully upon us in areas stretching from North Carolina to Connecticut. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1834 |
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