sesquicentennial

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WOTD - 6 June 2006    

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From sesqui- "one-and-a-half" + centennial "of 100 years"

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[edit] Adjective

sesquicentennial (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every 150 years
  2. Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary

[edit] Noun

Singular
sesquicentennial

Plural
sesquicentennials

sesquicentennial (plural sesquicentennials)

  1. A 150th anniversary.
    The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year.

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