/ ˌkwɪnsenˈtiːnəri; NAmE -senˈteneri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a 500th anniversary :
the quincentenary of Columbus's voyage to America
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin quinque five + centenary .
/ ˌkwɪnsenˈtiːnəri; NAmE -senˈteneri/ noun
( pl. -ies ) a 500th anniversary :
the quincentenary of Columbus's voyage to America
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: from Latin quinque five + centenary .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005