QUINCENTENARY


Meaning of QUINCENTENARY in English

n. & adj.

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a five-hundredth anniversary. 2 a festival marking this.

adj. of this anniversary. quincentennial adj. & n.

[ irreg. f. L quinque five + CENTENARY ]

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