lustrum
Meaning
- (historical) A lustration: a ceremonial purification of the people of Rome performed every five years after the census.
- (broadly, literary) Synonym of quinquennium: Any 5-year period.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlʌstɹəm/
Etymology
From Latin lūstrum.
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