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Definition of quatercentenary in English: quatercentenarynounPlural quatercentenaries ˌkweɪtəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)riˌkwatəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)riˌkweɪtəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)riˌkwatəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri The four-hundredth anniversary of a significant event. the quatercentenary of the college's foundation Example sentencesExamples - The following year, on the quatercentenary of James's birth, a newspaper celebrated the event under the headline ‘The Poor Man's King’.
- This year sees the most important exhibitions on Rubens since the commemoration in 1977 of the quatercentenary of his birth, at Antwerp, Genoa and Lille.
- Four of them were presented at an ecumenical symposium sponsored by St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in November 2000, the quatercentenary of Hooker's death.
- Coincidentally, the close of this jubilee year will usher in another anniversary of great significance to Scotland: the quatercentenary of the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the event that gave birth to the United Kingdom.
- A special landmark was the celebrations marking the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth, in 1964.
adjective ˌkweɪtəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)riˌkwatəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)riˌkweɪtəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)riˌkwatəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri Relating to a four-hundredth anniversary. Example sentencesExamples - It was, however, during the quatercentenary celebrations of the Roanoke Voyages in the 1980s that she became closely involved in the colony as well as its maps.
- A part of the quatercentenary celebration of Shakespeare's birth, this RSC production was adapted for television as a New Year's day treat for British audiences during an engagement at the Aldwych Theatre in London.
- At the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Watson was president in 1878 and again in 1905, at the quatercentenary festival.
Origin Late 19th century: from Latin quater 'four times' + centenary. Definition of quatercentenary in US English: quatercentenarynoun The four-hundredth anniversary of a significant event. the quatercentenary of the college's foundation Example sentencesExamples - The following year, on the quatercentenary of James's birth, a newspaper celebrated the event under the headline ‘The Poor Man's King’.
- This year sees the most important exhibitions on Rubens since the commemoration in 1977 of the quatercentenary of his birth, at Antwerp, Genoa and Lille.
- Coincidentally, the close of this jubilee year will usher in another anniversary of great significance to Scotland: the quatercentenary of the Union of the Crowns in 1603, the event that gave birth to the United Kingdom.
- Four of them were presented at an ecumenical symposium sponsored by St. John's College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, in November 2000, the quatercentenary of Hooker's death.
- A special landmark was the celebrations marking the quatercentenary of Shakespeare's birth, in 1964.
adjective Relating to a four-hundredth anniversary. Example sentencesExamples - At the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Watson was president in 1878 and again in 1905, at the quatercentenary festival.
- It was, however, during the quatercentenary celebrations of the Roanoke Voyages in the 1980s that she became closely involved in the colony as well as its maps.
- A part of the quatercentenary celebration of Shakespeare's birth, this RSC production was adapted for television as a New Year's day treat for British audiences during an engagement at the Aldwych Theatre in London.
Origin Late 19th century: from Latin quater ‘four times’ + centenary. |