quatercentenary
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quatercentenary — pronounced kwat , means ‘a four hundredth anniversary’ and is derived from the Latin word quater meaning ‘four times’. It is a common error to treat the word as if it began with quarter … Modern English usage
quatercentenary — quat|er|cen|te|na|ry [ˌkwætəsenˈti:nəri US ˌkwa:tərsenˈten ] n plural quatercentenaries [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: quater four times + English centenary] the day or year exactly 400 years after a particular event quatercentenary of ▪ the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
quatercentenary — UK [ˌkwætə(r)senˈtiːnərɪ] / US [ˌkwɑtərsenˈtenərɪ] noun [countable] Word forms quatercentenary : singular quatercentenary plural quatercentenaries formal a) a celebration of an important event that happened 400 years ago b) a date 400 years after … English dictionary
quatercentenary — noun (C) the day or year exactly 400 years after a particular event: the quatercentenary of Shakespeare s birth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
quatercentenary — noun Etymology: Latin quater four times + English centenary more at quaternion Date: 1883 a 400th anniversary or its celebration … New Collegiate Dictionary
quatercentenary — /kwot euhr sen ten euh ree, sen tn er ee/; esp. Brit. /kwot euhr sen tee neuh ree/, adj., n., pl., quatercentenaries. n. 1. a 400th aniversary or its celebration. adj. 2. pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years; quatercentennial. [1880 85; … Universalium
quatercentenary — qua|ter|cen|ten|a|ry [ ,kwatərsen tenəri ] noun count a celebration of an important event that happened 400 years ago a. a date 400 years after a particular event … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
quatercentenary — n. 400th anniversary … English contemporary dictionary
quatercentenary — [ˌkwatəsɛn ti:n(ə)ri, tɛn , ˌkweɪtə ] noun (plural quatercentenaries) a four hundredth anniversary. Origin C19: from L. quater four times + centenary … English new terms dictionary
quatercentenary — quater·centenary … English syllables
