noun
Meaning 1
A 150-year anniversary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
sesquicentenary
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History
Etymology
From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + centenary (“100 year anniversary”).
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier — a 150 year anniversary
- German: hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum — a 150 year anniversary
- Portuguese: sesquicentenário — a 150 year anniversary
- Russian: полуторавековой юбиле́й (polutoravekovoj jubiléj) — a 150 year anniversary
- Russian: стопятидесятилетие (stopjatidesjatiletije) — a 150 year anniversary
- Spanish: sesquicentenario — a 150 year anniversary