First Known Use: circa 1656
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vigesimal
adjective vi·ges·i·mal \vī-ˈje-sə-məl\
Definition of VIGESIMAL
: based on the number 20
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Origin of VIGESIMAL
Latin vicesimus, vigesimus twentieth; akin to Latin viginti twenty, Greek eikosi
Rhymes with VIGESIMAL
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