quatercentenary
noun/ˌkwætəsenˈtiːnəri/
/ˌkwɑːtərsenˈteneri/
(plural quatercentenaries)
- a 400th anniversary
- to celebrate the quatercentenary of Shakespeare’s birth
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin quater ‘four times’ + centenary.Definitions on the go
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