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adj
Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: quincentenary, semimillennial
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A 500th anniversary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: quincentenary, quingenary, semimillennnial
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anniversary
adjective
of or relating to a 500th anniversary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: quincentenary
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: quincentenary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anniversary, day of remembrance
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkwe Proto-Italic *kwenkwe Latin quīnqueder. English quin- Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial English quincentennial From quin- (prefix meaning ‘five’) + centennial (“100-year; 100-year anniversary”). Compare Latin quingenti (“500”).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
