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indiction

Noun CEFR B2
ɪnˈdɪk.ʃən

Definitions

  1. A fiscal period of fifteen years, instituted by Constantine in 313 C.E. (but counting from 1st September 312), used throughout the Middle Ages as a way of dating events, documents etc.
  2. A declaration or official announcement.
  3. The decree made by Roman emperors which fixed the property tax for the next fifteen years.

Equivalents

Españolindicción
Françaisindiction
DeutschIndiktion
7 more languages
Ελληνικάινδικτιών
Magyarindikció
Italianoindizione
Nederlandsindictie
Portuguêsindicção

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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