quatercentenary

[ kwot-er-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-ee; especially British kwot-er-sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

/ ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, -ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈti nə ri /

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noun, plural quat·er·cen·ten·ar·ies.

a 400th aniversary or its celebration.

adjective

pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years; quatercentennial.

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Origin of quatercentenary

1880–85; <Latin quater four times + centenary

Words nearby quatercentenary

quass, quassia, quassia family, quat., quater, quatercentenary, quatercentennial, quaternary, quaternary ammonium compound, quaternary structure, quaternate

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British Dictionary definitions for quatercentenary

quatercentenary

/ (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /

noun plural -naries

a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

Derived forms of quatercentenary

quatercentennial (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl), adjective, noun

Word Origin for quatercentenary

C19: from Latin quater four times + centenary

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