quincentenary
[kwin-sen-ten-uh-ree, kwin-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British kwin-sen-tee-nuh-ree]
- a 500th anniversary or its celebration.
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- pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years; quincentennial.
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Origin of quincentenary
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Examples from the Web for quincentenary
Contemporary Examples
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
The whole world celebrated the quincentenary of his martyr death.
The Religious Spirit of the Slavs (1916)Nikolai Velimirovic
quincentenary
- a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
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Word Origin
C19: irregularly from Latin quinque five + centenary
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