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QUINCENTENNIAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Synonyms:
quincentenary; quincentennial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("quincentennial" is a kind of...):
anniversary; day of remembrance (the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it))
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to a 500th anniversary
Example:
the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
Synonyms:
quincentenary; quincentennial
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
quincentennial (the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it))
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