quincentennial
nounEtymology From quin- (prefix meaning ‘five’) + centennial (“100-year; 100-year anniversary”). Compare Latin quingenti (“500”).
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A 500th anniversary.
- Derived terms
- semiquincentennial
quincentennial
adjEtymology From quin- (prefix meaning ‘five’) + centennial (“100-year; 100-year anniversary”). Compare Latin quingenti (“500”).
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Of or related to a 500th anniversary.