sesquicentennial

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Vicksburg's events for the sesquicentennial are being financed by a $100,000 grant from Preserve America,

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a period of 150 years.
  2. noun A 150th anniversary or its celebration.

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  • For their sesquicentennial, the museum is mounting a collection of Mandalay regalia gathered from all over the world. —  Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, February 2005
  • Vicksburg's events for the sesquicentennial are being financed by a $100,000 grant from Preserve America, —  Rantings of a Civil War Historian
  • When it comes to a sesquicentennial, Oregon is a bit of a late comer, as far as Eunice Charley Richardson is concerned. —  MailTribune.com Latest Headlines
  • Because this year is Oregon's sesquicentennial, the books were either written by an Oregonian or about Oregon. —  MailTribune.com Latest Headlines
  • As we come to the end of the year marking Minnesota's sesquicentennial, it is fitting that we're experiencing another historic election with the U.S.
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  1. Latin sesqui, one half more, + English centennial.
 

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/sɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛniəl/
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