SESQUICENTENNIAL


Meaning of SESQUICENTENNIAL in English

— sesquicentennially , adv.

/ses'kwi sen ten"ee euhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to or marking the completion of a period of 150 years.

n.

2. a 150th anniversary or its celebration.

[ 1875-80, Amer.; SESQUI- + CENTENNIAL ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .