quincentenary

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

noun, plural quin·cen·ten·ar·ies.

a 500th anniversary or its celebration.

adjective

pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years; quincentennial.

Origin of quincentenary

quin(que-) + centenary

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Examples from the Web for quincentenary

Contemporary Examples of quincentenary

Well, she has just accepted the role of Patron of the Queen Katherine Parr Quincentenary Festival.
Camilla - Will She Ever Be Queen?
April 6, 2012

Historical Examples of quincentenary

The whole world celebrated the quincentenary of his martyr death.
The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916)
Nikolai Velimirovic

British Dictionary definitions for quincentenary

quincentenary

noun plural -naries

a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

Derived Formsquincentennial (ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtɛnɪəl), adjective, noun

Word Origin for quincentenary

C19: irregularly from Latin quinque five + centenary

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