sextennialadj.

Brit.

/sɛkˈstɛnɪəl/, U.S.

/sɛkˈstɛniəl/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , -ennial comb. form.

Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ennial comb. form. Compare earlier sexennial adj.

Chiefly North American Politics.

= sexennial adj.

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

1814 J. Adams Lett. J. Taylor x, in Wks. (1851) VI. 468 The legislatures of the several states are balanced against the senate by sextennial elections.

1879 Times 23 Apr. 7/6 He was made senator for Congress for the unexpired term of Mr. Silas Wright, but failed to get in for the ensuing sextennial term.

1931 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 10 Apr. 1/5 Along with the enumeration of the school census, embracing all persons between the ages of 6 and 21, the enumerators will also take the sextennial count of male voters.

1966 Amer. Speech 41 91 To both of these men, as to other democrats, the quadrennial presidential election and the sextennial senatorial election were sheer abominations.

1999 Gazette (Montreal) 29 Mar. b3 Mexico is moving into a sextennial presidential election cycle in 2000.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sextennial
释义	sextennialadj. Brit. /sɛkˈstɛnɪəl/, U.S. /sɛkˈstɛniəl/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin sextus , -ennial comb. form. Etymology: < classical Latin sextus sixth (see sext n.¹) + -ennial comb. form. Compare earlier sexennial adj. Chiefly North American Politics. = sexennial adj. 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 1814 J. Adams Lett. J. Taylor x, in Wks. (1851) VI. 468 The legislatures of the several states are balanced against the senate by sextennial elections. 1879 Times 23 Apr. 7/6 He was made senator for Congress for the unexpired term of Mr. Silas Wright, but failed to get in for the ensuing sextennial term. 1931 Vidette-Messenger (Valparaiso, Indiana) 10 Apr. 1/5 Along with the enumeration of the school census, embracing all persons between the ages of 6 and 21, the enumerators will also take the sextennial count of male voters. 1966 Amer. Speech 41 91 To both of these men, as to other democrats, the quadrennial presidential election and the sextennial senatorial election were sheer abominations. 1999 Gazette (Montreal) 29 Mar. b3 Mexico is moving into a sextennial presidential election cycle in 2000. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1814
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