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lus⋅tral

[luhs-truhl]
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or employed in the lustrum, or rite of purification.
2. occurring every five years; quinquennial.

Origin:
1525–35; < L lūstrālis. See lustrum, -al 1
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lus·tral   (lŭs'trəl)   
adj.  Of, relating to, or used in a rite of purification.

[Latin lūstrālis, from lūstrum, purification; see luster.]
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