vicenary


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vic·e·nar·y

 (vĭs′ə-nĕr′ē)
adj.
1. Consisting of or relating to 20.
2. Of, relating to, or being a notation system based on 20.

[Latin vīcēnārius, from vīcēnī, twenty each, from vīgintī, twenty; see wīkm̥tī- in Indo-European roots.]
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vicenary

(ˈvɪsɪnərɪ)
adj
1. relating to or consisting of 20
2. (Mathematics) maths having or using a base 20
[C17 : from Latin vīcēnārius, one who has charge over twenty persons, from vīcēnī twenty each, from vīgintī twenty]
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Adj.1.vicenary - of or relating to or based on 20
quantitative - expressible as a quantity or relating to or susceptible of measurement; "export wheat without quantitative limitations"; "quantitative analysis determines the amounts and proportions of the chemical constituents of a substance or mixture"
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