quincentennial
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- adjective
- /kwɪnˈsɛnˌtɛn.i.əl/
- Formal
- Schools and communities planned various events to honor the quincentennial of the historic meeting between the two cultures.
- quincentennial year
Examples
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And here we are, the bastards of Discovery, quincentennial years later!
Fiction book (1993) -
Though a difficult read, many reviewers looked at it unkindly after her career-launching, more commercially successful novel Ceremony; the novel continues to offer keen political commentary well after the historical moments of the quincentennial and millennium.
Academic text (2017) -
Such recognition, however, has been overshadowed by the contentiousness and polarization surrounding what some people see as a quincentennial celebration of European authority and superiority, and a lack of attention to alternative viewpoints of the meaning of the events of 1492.
Academic text (1992) -
This year marks the quincentennial of the famous explorer's landing in the New World.
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The city organized a festival to celebrate its quincentennial, attracting visitors from around the globe.
Synonyms
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Relating to a 500th anniversary
Surface Forms
Morphology
quincentennial = centennial (semi-transparent) = quin + centennial
Formed by prefix 'quin-' (five) + 'centennial' (100th anniversary); the numerical composition is clear but 'quin-' is a less familiar combining form to many learners.
Etymology
The word quincentennial comes from quin- ('five') and centennial (from 'cent' meaning 'hundred', as in century), so it describes something relating to a 500th anniversary or its celebration.