quasquicentennial
American
[kwos-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uhl]
/ ˌkwɒs kwɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
adjective
noun
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a 125th anniversary.
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a celebration marking such an anniversary.
Etymology
Origin of quasquicentennial
quasqui- “one and a quarter” ( pseudo-Latin, apparently qua(dri-) + (se)squi- ) + centennial ( def. )
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