English Explanatory Dictionary

quincentennial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
  1. A 500th anniversary.

Word forms

quincentennial quincentennials

Etymology

From quin- (“five”) + centennial (“100-year, 100-year anniversary”). Compare the classical Latin form quingenti (“500”).

Synonyms

quincentenary semimillennial quingenary semimillennnial

Derived words

semiquincentennial
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