quadricentennial

quadricentennial
\\|kwädrə+\ noun
Etymology: quadri- + centennial
: a 400th anniversary or anniversary celebration

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/kwod'reuh sen ten"ee euhl/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
n.
2. a quadricentennial anniversary.
3. its celebration.
[1880-85; QUADRI- + CENTENNIAL]

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quadricentennial /kwod-ri-sen-tenˈi-əl/ (modelled on centennial) adjective
1. Lasting four hundred years
2. Once in four hundred years
noun
A four-hundredth anniversary
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Main Entry: ↑quadri-

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