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octocentenary

[ ok-toh-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-eeor, 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.

octocentenary

/ ˌɒktəʊsɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

noun

  1. an eight-hundredth 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 octocentenary1

First recorded in 1885–90; octo- + centenary

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