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tercentenary

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English

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Etymology

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From ter- +‎ centenary, after Latin ter centēnī (“three hundred each”).[1]

Noun

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tercentenary (plural tercentenaries)

  1. Synonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”).
    • 1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter XXV, in Crome Yellow‎[1], London: Chatto & Windus, page 306:
      Adventures and romance only take on their adventurous and romantic qualities at second-hand. Live them, and they are just a slice of life like the rest. In literature they become as charming as this dismal ball would be if we were celebrating its tercentenary.

Adjective

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tercentenary (not comparable)

  2. Synonym of tricentennial (“of or relating to a 300th anniversary”).
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References

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  1. ^ “tercentenary, adj. and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Further reading

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