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Definition of quincentenary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

quincentenary

noun
 
/ˌkwɪnsenˈtiːnəri/
 
/ˌkwɪnsenˈteneri/
(plural quincentenaries)
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  1. a 500th anniversary
    • the quincentenary of Columbus’s voyage to America
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin quinque ‘five’ + centenary.
See quincentenary in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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