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quincentennial

[ kwin-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌkwɪn sɛnˈtɛn i əl /

adjective

pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years.

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Origin of quincentennial

First recorded in 1880–85; quin(que-) + centennial

Words nearby quincentennial

quinate, quinazoline, quince, quinceañera, quincentenary, quincentennial, Quincke's disease, Quincke's pulse, quincuncial, quincunx, Quincy
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