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quincentenary

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quin·cen·ten·a·ry  (kwnsn-tn-r, kwn-snt-nr)
n. pl. quin·cen·ten·a·ries
A 500th anniversary or celebration.
adj.
Of or relating to a span of 500 years or to a 500th anniversary.
[From Latin qungent, quncent, five hundred (on the model of such words as tercentenary); see penkwe in Indo-European roots.]
quincentenary [ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnərɪ]
n pl -naries
a 500th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it
[irregularly from Latin quinque five + centenary]
quincentennial  [ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtɛnɪəl] adj & n
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Noun1.quincentenary - the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
quincentennial
anniversary, day of remembrance - the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Adj.1.quincentenary - of or relating to a 500th anniversary; "the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city"
quincentennial
Translations
quincentenary [ˌkwɪnsenˈtiːnərɪ] N → quinto centenario m
quincentenary
n → fünfhundertster Jahrestag; (also quincentenary celebrations) → Fünfhundertjahrfeier f
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