tercentenaries

Variant of tercentenary

tercentenary definition

ter·cen·te·nary (tʉr′sen ten′ər ē, tər sen′tə ner′ē)

adjective, noun pl. tercentenaries -·nar·ies

tricentennial
also tercentennial ter′·cen·ten′·nial (-ten′ē əl)

Etymology: L ter, three times (akin to tres, three) + centenary

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