octocentenary

[ ok-toh-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-ee or, especially British, -sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to 800 or a period of 800 years; marking the completion of 800 years.

noun,plural oc·to·cen·ten·ar·ies.
  1. an 800th anniversary or its celebration.

Origin of octocentenary

1
First recorded in 1885–90; octo- + centenary

Words Nearby octocentenary

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British Dictionary definitions for octocentenary

octocentenary

/ (ˌɒktəʊsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /


nounplural -naries
  1. an eight-hundredth anniversary

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