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semicentennial

semicentennial

9.0
Relating to the 50th anniversary of an event
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
  • US
translation icon : semicentenario
  • The museum is preparing an exhibition to mark the semicentennial of its establishment.

Examples

  • The city held a grand ceremony to celebrate its semicentennial founding anniversary.

  • They organized a semicentennial event to honor the founding of the community center fifty years ago.

  • In the spirit of the Jubilee (a semicentennial forgiveness of debts described in the Old Testament), a diverse and powerful coalition of political and religious leaders, Nobel Peace Prize winners, economists, rock stars, and rioting activists has rallied for a complete debt write-off.

    Academic text (2001)

Synonyms

semicentenary
vssemicentennial
  • UK
9.1

About the 50th anniversary of an event

refers only to marking the fiftieth anniversary of an event

Surface Forms

semicentennial positive

Morphology

semicentennial = centennial (transparent) = semi + centennial

The adjective is transparently formed by adding 'semi-' to 'centennial', with the intended meaning of half a centennial or fiftieth-anniversary related.

Etymology

Semicentennial combines semi- 'half' and centennial '100th anniversary', so a semicentennial event is one that marks fifty years, half of a hundred years.