quatercentenary

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

noun,plural quat·er·cen·ten·ar·ies.
  1. a 400th aniversary or its celebration.

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

Origin of quatercentenary

1
1880–85; <Latin quater four times + centenary

Words Nearby quatercentenary

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British Dictionary definitions for quatercentenary

quatercentenary

/ (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /


nounplural -naries
  1. a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

Origin of quatercentenary

1
C19: from Latin quater four times + centenary

Derived forms of quatercentenary

  • quatercentennial (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl), adjective, noun

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