adj
Meaning 1
Occurring every 150 years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
sesquicentennial
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/ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 3
A 150th anniversary.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year.
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noun
Meaning 4
the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: anniversary, day of remembrance
History
Etymology
From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Portuguese: sesquicentenário — occurring every 150 years
- Russian: происходящий каждые полтора́ века (proisxodjaščij každyje poltorá veka) — occurring every 150 years
- Spanish: sesquicentenario — occurring every 150 years
- German: hundertfünfzigjährig — of, or relating to a sesquicentenary
- Russian: полуторавековой (polutoravekovoj) — of, or relating to a sesquicentenary
- French: sesquicentenaire — a 150th anniversary
- German: Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier — a 150th anniversary
- German: hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum — a 150th anniversary
- Greek: εκατοπεντηκονταετηρίδα (ekatopentikontaetirída) — a 150th anniversary
- Portuguese: sesquicentenário — a 150th anniversary
- Russian: полуторавековой юбиле́й (polutoravekovoj jubiléj) — a 150th anniversary
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