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lustrum (period of five years) liter old

Lustrum nt

lustrum (period of five years) liter old

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As this purification took place only once in five years, the word lustrum was also used to designate the time between two lustra. en.wikipedia.org

And the trade of the lustrum is oil. moneyweek.com

The trade of the -- eh -- lustrum... moneyweek.com

As the coincidence, however, was not perfect, a month of 24 days was interposed in every eleventh lustrum. en.wikipedia.org

The time when the lustrum took place has been calculated. en.wikipedia.org

In the earliest period of the republic, the business of the census and the solemnities of the lustrum were performed by the consuls. en.wikipedia.org

These censuses were taken at five-year intervals, thus a lustrum came to refer to the five-year inter-census period. en.wikipedia.org

In these cases, the lustrum was not performed because of some great calamities that had befallen the republic. en.wikipedia.org

Units of time consisting of a number of years include the lustrum (five years) and the olympiad (four years). en.wikipedia.org

I suggest, over the next lustrum -- don't you just love that word -- it's a buy. moneyweek.com

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