Quincentenary Definition
kwĭnsĕn-tĕnə-rē, kwĭn-sĕntə-nĕrē
noun
A 500th anniversary or its commemoration.
Webster's New World
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adjective
Of a 500th anniversary.
Webster's New World
Pertaining to a quincentenary; quincentennial.
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Origin of Quincentenary
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From Latin quīngentī, quīncentī five hundred (on the model of such words as tercentenary) penkwe in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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