quincentenary

American  

[kwin-sen-ten-uh-ree, kwin-sen-tn-er-ee, kwin-sen-tee-nuh-ree] / ˌkwɪn sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, kwɪnˈsɛn tnˌɛr i, ˌkwɪn sɛnˈti nə ri /

noun

plural

quincentenaries

1. a 500th anniversary or its celebration.

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adjective

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

quincentenary British  

/ ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnərɪ, ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtɛnɪəl /

noun

1. a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

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Other Word Forms

• quincentennial adjective

Etymology

Origin of quincentenary

quin(que-) + centenary

Example Sentences

If you fancy finding out more about Leonardo, why not visit one of the many exhibitions that are running in this quincentenary year?

From The Guardian

The papal visit kicks off a year of events to mark the quincentenary.

From BBC

Spain and Portugal decided to go all out, and the Reagan administration got in the act of supporting it, to make the quincentenary a great celebration, and they put huge amounts of money into it.

From Time

And with the quincentenary of Thomas More’s Utopia falling this year, the parlour game is again being dusted off.

From The Guardian

The full power of his genius was only revealed to the world when, at the quincentenary celebration of his birth, the greater part of his life-work was brought together in Florence.

From Project Gutenberg