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quater-centenary, n. (and a.)|ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ, ˌkweɪtə-|
[f. L. quater four times; cf. tercentenary.]
A four-hundredth anniversary, or the celebration of this.
1883Harper's Mag. Aug. 479/1 The forthcoming celebration of the Luther quater-centenary. 1904J. Stalker John Knox p. v, In 1905 not only Scotland..will be celebrating..the Quatercentenary of the birth of the greatest of Scotsmen. 1906Daily Chron. 25 Sept. 4/4 That is why the Quatercentenary of the University [of Aberdeen] has created an unparalleled amount of interest in the North. 1955Times 13 July 9/4 The recent quater-centenary celebrations of Queen Mary's School, Walsall. 1971Oxford Times 4 July 28/5 The Jesus College quatercentenary celebrations included a concert of rarities. 1977Times 31 Mar. 14/3 The Jews fled to nearby Cochin... There, in 1567, they built Jewtown and in the following year completed their Synagogue... Its quater-centenary was celebrated..in 1968. |