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quadricentennial

[ kwod-ruh-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.

noun

  1. a quadricentennial anniversary.
  2. its celebration.

quadricentennial

/ ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl /

noun

  1. a 400th anniversary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or celebrating a 400th anniversary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quadricentennial1

First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + centennial
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Example Sentences

Quadricentennial, kwod-ri-sen-ten′i-al, adj. pertaining to a period of 400 years.

October, 1892, will long be remembered as the quadricentennial anniversary of America.

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