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QUINCENTENNIAL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Synonyms:

quincentenary; quincentennial

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("quincentennial" is a kind of...):

anniversary; day of remembrance (the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it))

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a 500th anniversary

Example:

the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city

Synonyms:

quincentenary; quincentennial

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

quincentennial (the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it))

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