quincentennial

Variant of quincentenary

quincentenary definition

quin·cen·te·nary (kwin sen′tə ner ē, kwin′sen ten′ər ē)

adjective

of a 500th anniversary

noun pl. quincentenaries -·nar·ies

a 500th anniversary or its commemoration
Also quincentennial quin′·cen·ten′·nial (kwin′sen ten′ē əl)

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