lustrum meaning

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lustrum (noun): a period of five years.

lustrum has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

lustrum as a noun

  1. a period of five years

    Type of: time period

  2. a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census

    Type of: ceremony

    Related forms: lustrate

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with LU · words ending in UM · 7-letter words

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