quadricentennial
[ kwod-ruh-sen-ten-ee-uh l ]
/ ˌkwɒd rə sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
adjective
of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
noun
a quadricentennial anniversary.
its celebration.
Origin of quadricentennial
First recorded in 1880–85;
quadri- +
centennial
Words nearby quadricentennial
quadriad,
quadribasic,
quadric,
quadric surface,
quadricentenary,
quadricentennial,
quadricep,
quadriceps,
quadriceps muscle of thigh,
quadriceps reflex,
quadricycle
Example sentences from the Web for quadricentennial
Quadricentennial, kwod-ri-sen-ten′i-al, adj. pertaining to a period of 400 years.
October, 1892, will long be remembered as the quadricentennial anniversary of America.
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British Dictionary definitions for quadricentennial
quadricentennial
/ (ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) /
noun
a 400th anniversary
adjective
of, relating to, or celebrating a 400th anniversary