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quatercentenary

[ kwot-er-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-ee; especially British kwot-er-sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

noun

, plural quat·er·cen·ten·ar·ies.
  1. a 400th aniversary or its celebration.

adjective

  1. pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years; quatercentennial.

quatercentenary

/ ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl; ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

noun

  1. a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
“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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Derived Forms

  • quatercentennial, adjectivenoun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quatercentenary1

1880–85; < Latin quater four times + centenary
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Word History and Origins

Origin of quatercentenary1

C19: from Latin quater four times + centenary

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