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tricentennial

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Occurring every three hundred (300) years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The 300th anniversary of an event or happening.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tricentenary, tercentenary

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anniversary

3

adjective

Meaning 3

of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tricentenary

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

By surface analysis, tri- + centennial and tri- + cent- + -ennial.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: tricentenaire — occurring every 300 years
  • Italian: trecentenario — occurring every 300 years
  • Spanish: tricentenario — occurring every 300 years
  • French: tricentenaire — 300th anniversary
  • Italian: trecentenario — 300th anniversary
  • Russian: трёхсотле́тие (trjoxsotlétije) — 300th anniversary
  • Spanish: tricentenario — 300th anniversary