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lustra

lus·trum
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhs-truh m]
    • /ˈlʌs trəm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [luhs-truh m]
    • /ˈlʌs trəm/

Definitions of lustra word

  • noun plural lustra Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years. 1
  • noun plural lustra Roman History. a lustration or ceremonial purification of the people, performed every five years, after the taking of the census. 1
  • noun lustra Plural form of lustrum. 1
  • noun lustra plural of lustrum. 0

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Origin of lustra

First appearance:

before 1580
One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Latin lūstrum; cf. luster1

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Parts of speech for Lustra

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lustra popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for lustra

noun lustra

  • cinquefoil — any plant of the N temperate rosaceous genus Potentilla, typically having five-lobed compound leaves
  • pentangle — pentagram.
  • pentagram — a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
  • quintuple — fivefold; consisting of five parts.
  • lustrum — Also, luster; especially British, lustre. a period of five years.

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