ventennio

Italian

Alternative forms

• Ventennio (historical sense only)

Etymology

From venti (“twenty”) +‎ -ennio (“-year period”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /venˈtɛn.njo/
• Rhymes: -ɛnnjo
• Hyphenation: ven‧tèn‧nio

Noun

ventennio m (plural ventenni)

1. a period of twenty years

   nell'ultimo ventennio del secolo scorso ― in the last twenty years of the last century

2. (historical, with definite article) the twenty years of Fascist rule in Italy (1922-1943)

   la lingua del ventennio ― the language of Fascism

Synonyms

• vicennio

Related terms

• vicennale

Further reading

• ventennio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana