sex·cen·te·nar·y (s k-sn t -nr  , sksn-tn-r)adj. Relating to 600 or to a 600-year period. n. pl. sex·cen·te·nar·ies A 600th anniversary or its commemoration. [From Latin sexcent n , six hundred each : sex, six; see sex- + centn, a hundred each (from centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots).] |
sexcentenary [ˌsɛksɛnˈtiːnərɪ]
adj
1. of or relating to 600 or a period of 600 years
2. of, relating to, or celebrating a 600th anniversary
n pl -naries
a 600th anniversary or its celebration
[from Latin sexcentēnī six hundred each]
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