quatercentenary

American  

[kwot-er-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-ee, kwot-er-sen-tee-nuh-ree] / ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, -ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i, ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈti nə ri /

noun

plural

quatercentenaries

1. a 400th aniversary or its celebration.

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adjective

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

quatercentenary British  

/ ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl, ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

• quatercentennial adjective

Etymology

Origin of quatercentenary

1880–85; < Latin quater four times + centenary

Example Sentences

"It is entirely fitting then, in this quatercentenary year, to bring Shakespeare home," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 29, 2016

Buchanan's quatercentenary was celebrated at different centres in Scotland in 1906, and was the occasion of several encomia and studies.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" by Various

The year 1926 is therefore the tercentenary of the publication of Deane's "Spadacrene Anglica," and Stanhope's "News out of Yorkshire," and may also be regarded as the quatercentenary of the birth of Mr. William Slingsby.

From Spadacrene Anglica The English Spa Fountain by Rutherford, James

The College celebrated, in 1911, its quatercentenary in an appropriate way, by publishing its register in full, with a group of most interesting monographs on various aspects of the College history.

From The Charm of Oxford by Wells, J. (Joseph)