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quasquicentennial

[ kwos-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌkwɒs kwɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /

adjective

pertaining to or marking a period of 125 years.

noun

a 125th anniversary.
a celebration marking such an anniversary.

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Origin of quasquicentennial

quasqui- “one and a quarter” (pseudo-Latin, apparently qua(dri-) + (se)squi-) + centennial

Words nearby quasquicentennial

Quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia, quassia family, quat., quater
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