sesquicentennial
[ ses-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uh l ]
/ ˌsɛs kwɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
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adjective
pertaining to or marking the completion of a period of 150 years.
noun
a 150th anniversary or its celebration.
Nearby words
- sesostris i,
- sesotho,
- sesqui-,
- sesquialtera,
- sesquicarbonate,
- sesquihydrate,
- sesquioxide,
- sesquipedalian,
- sesquiplane,
- sesquiterpene
Origin of sesquicentennial
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Many of us have tired of the blizzard of histories marking the sesquicentennial of the first years of the American Civil War.
sesquicentennial
/ (ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) /
adjective
of or relating to a period of 150 years
noun
a period or cycle of 150 years
a 150th anniversary or its celebration
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sesquicentennial
"pertaining to a century and a half," 1878, from sesqui- + centennial. As a noun from 1880; first recorded reference is to Baltimore's.
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