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.
a 400th aniversary or its celebration.
adjective
pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years; quatercentennial.
Origin of quatercentenary
11880–85; <Latin quater four times + centenary
Words Nearby quatercentenary
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British Dictionary definitions for quatercentenary
quatercentenary
/ (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /
nounplural -naries
a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
Origin of quatercentenary
1C19: from Latin quater four times + centenary
Derived forms of quatercentenary
- quatercentennial (ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl), adjective, noun
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