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tricentennial

tricentennial

1 7.9
About a 300th anniversary or a period of 300 years
  • adjective
  • /ˌtraɪsɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/
  • US
: tricentenario
  • Many museums are hosting special exhibits for the tricentennial of the historic battle.
  • tricentennial year

Examples

  • The city held a grand parade to celebrate its tricentennial anniversary this year.

  • The play was put on as part of the state-sponsored tricentennial celebration of Zumbi, leader of Brazil's best-known 17th-century maroon community and a contemporary symbol of resistance and Afro-Brazilian affirmation.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Local schools organized several activities to commemorate the tricentennial of their founding.

Synonyms

tricentenary
vstricentennial
  • UK
9.5

Relating to a period of 300 years or a 300th anniversary

has identical meaning but is an alternative form used for the same sense

Surface Forms

tricentennial positive

Morphology

tricentennial = centennial (transparent) = tri + centennial

Formed by prefixing 'tri-' ('three') to the familiar word 'centennial' ('100th anniversary'), yielding the clear meaning 'relating to 300 years or a 300th anniversary'.

Etymology

Tricentennial comes from tri- 'three' and centennial '100 years'. So it means a 300th anniversary or anything to do with a period of 300 years.