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quadricentenary

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A 400th anniversary or celebration.
  • adjective Of or relating to a span of 400 years or to a 400th anniversary.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From alteration of Latin quadringentī, quadrigentī, four hundred (on the model of such words as tercentenary); see kwetwer- in Indo-European roots.]

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Examples

  • This act of cultural generosity is part of the Hispanisphere's celebration of the quadricentenary of the publication of the first installment of two of Don Quijote de la Mancha.

    languagehat.com: QUIPU. 2005

  • Another book put out in honour of the quadricentenary is David J. Breeze, The Queen's Progress, (London: HMSO, 1987), which depicts all the buildings associated with Mary.

    Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987

  • Another book put out in honour of the quadricentenary is David J. Breeze, The Queen's Progress, (London: HMSO, 1987), which depicts all the buildings associated with Mary.

    Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987

  • The four-hundredth anniversary of that event brought the Prince and Princess of Orange, the heirs to the Dutch throne over to old New Amsterdam for the culmination of the year's quadricentenary celebrations.

    Andrew Cusack 2009

  • In fact, with the Milton quadricentenary coming up, a friend tells me that s book on Milton is a classic, a must-read.

    National Review Online 2008

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