tercentenary

or ter·cen·ten·ni·al

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

/ ˌtɜr sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, tɜrˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌtɜr sɛnˈti nə ri /

adjective, noun, plural ter·cen·ten·ar·ies.

tricentennial.

Nearby words

terbrugghen, terbutaline, terce, terceira, tercel, tercentenary, tercet, terebene, terebic, terebic acid, terebinth

Origin of tercentenary

First recorded in 1835–45; ter- + centenary

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Examples from the Web for tercentenary

At their tercentenary festival in 1875, tne Leyden University printed a list of their students from their foundation to that year.
De Libris: Prose and Verse|Austin Dobson
The first beam has struck one of the lofty pinnacles, and made laughter and gaiety of its tercentenary gloom.
Doctor Cupid|Rhoda Broughton
The Musicians have recently celebrated their tercentenary, commemorating the granting of their charter by James I. in 1604.
Memorials of Old London|Various
This date was the tercentenary of the birth of this great philosopher, and he was both born and died on the 19th October.
Addresses & Papers / Collectanea|Peter Eade

Several of the buildings were erected out of the Lyon Tercentenary Fund, subscribed after the tercentenary celebration in 1871.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for tercentenary

tercentenary

tercentennial

/ (ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /

adjective

of or relating to a period of 300 years

of or relating to a 300th anniversary or its celebration

noun plural -tenaries or -tennials

an anniversary of 300 years or its celebration

Also called: tricentennial

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