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单词 quatercentennial
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quatercentennialadj.

Brit. /ˌkwatəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/, /ˌkwɒtəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/, U.S. /ˈˌkwɑdərsɛnˈtɛniəl/, /ˈˌkwɑdərsənˈtɛniəl/
Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quater , centennial adj.
Etymology: < classical Latin quater four times (see quatercentenary adj. and n.) + centennial adj., after quatercentenary adj. Compare earlier bicentennial adj., tercentennial adj., quincentennial adj. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) gives also the partial pronunciation (kwēi:təɹ-) /ˌkweɪtə-/.
Of or relating to a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration; = quatercentenary adj.
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jubilar1613
centenary1620
jubilean1624
centenarious1727
tercentenary1844
semi-centennial1859
quatercentenary1877
quincentenary1878
tricentenary1882
tricentennial1883
quincentennial1884
quingentenary1884
tercentennial1884
octocentenary1888
octocentennial1889
septcentenary1889
quinquagenary1933
quatercentennial1937
quasquicentennial1962
1937 Isis 26 463 The character of this quatercentennial contribution is indicated by the first two words of the title: it is a chronological synopsis of the life of Erasmus rather than a biography.
1964 Listener 30 Apr. 730/3 Scholars don't regard their function this quater-centennial year as involving..scratching pocky boils.
1992 New Republic (Nexis) 6 Jan. 30 What is it about Columbus that makes for botched commemoration? The Quatercentennial Columbian Exposition opened a year late, in 1893.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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