QUINCENTENARY


Meaning of QUINCENTENARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkwin-sen-ˈte-nə-rē, -ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē, especially Brit ]

-sen-ˈtē-nə-rē noun

Etymology: Latin quin que five + English centenary

Date: 1879

: a 500th anniversary or its celebration

• quincentenary adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.