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Synonyms for lustrums


Grammar : Noun
Spell : luhs-truh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlʌs trəm

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Définition of lustrums

Origin :
  • (plural lustra), "purification of the Roman people every five years," 1580s, from Latin lustrum, perhaps from root of luere "to wash," related to lavere (see lave). Or [Watkins, Klein] from PIE *leuk-stro-, from base *leuk- "light, brightness."
  • As in five : noun five of something
Example sentences :
  • He had been gone three days, and, in their lapse, Theo felt as if three lustrums had passed.
  • Extract from : « Theo » by Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Dost thou not envy that smirk young knave with his five lustrums, though it goes hard with him to purchase his kid-gloves?
  • Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
  • They counted their ages and eras, which they inscribed in their books every twenty years, in lustrums of four years.
  • Extract from : « Vestiges of the Mayas » by Augustus Le Plongeon
  • We who have lived fifteen lustrums have already witnessed the dissolution of our world.
  • Extract from : « Confessions of Boyhood » by John Albee
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