bicentennial
[ bahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
adjective
pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
consisting of or lasting 200 years: a bicentennial period.
occurring every 200 years: the bicentennial return of a comet.
noun
a 200th anniversary: The United States had its bicentennial in 1976.
a celebration of such an anniversary.
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Also especially British, bicentenary.
Origin of bicentennial
First recorded in 1880–85; bi-1 + centennial
words often confused with bicentennial
See bi-1.
OTHER WORDS FROM bicentennial
bi·cen·ten·ni·al·ly, adverbWords nearby bicentennial
bice, bice blue, bice green, bicellular, bicentenary, bicentennial, bicentric, bicep, bicephalous, biceps, biceps brachii
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