/ ˌkwætəsenˈtiːnəri; NAmE -tərsenˈteneri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a 400th anniversary :
to celebrate the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin quater four times + centenary .
/ ˌkwætəsenˈtiːnəri; NAmE -tərsenˈteneri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a 400th anniversary :
to celebrate the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin quater four times + centenary .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005