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bicentennial

[ bahy-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌbaÉŖ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
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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

biĀ·cenĀ·tenĀ·niĀ·alĀ·ly, adverb
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