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quadricentennial en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-
Proto-Italic *kʷetru-
Latin quadri-bor.
English quadri-
Latin centennis
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
Latin -ium
Late Latin centennium
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English centennial
English quadricentennial
From quadri- + centennial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to a 400th anniversary.
Forms
Translations (5)
fr quadricentenaire (Translations) · fr quatre-centenaire (Translations) · it quadricentenario (Translations) · fr quatrecentenaire (Translations) · it quattrocentenario (Translations)
quadricentennial en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóresder.
Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwr̥-
Proto-Italic *kʷetru-
Latin quadri-bor.
English quadri-
Latin centennis
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -iusnom.
Latin -ium
Late Latin centennium
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *-is
Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
▲
Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
▲
Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English centennial
English quadricentennial
From quadri- + centennial.
Meanings
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A 400th anniversary.
The Cayuga fairground proposal recalled other Pan-American heritage themes that emerged with the quadricentennials. There was mention of a theme area on the island where reproductions of ancient structures of the Americas would be juxtaposed with reproductions of the birthplaces of U.S. American historical figures.
2011, Robert Alexander González, Designing Pan-America, page 54:
Forms
Translations (5)
it quadricentenario (Translations) · fr quadricentenaire (Translations) · fr quatrecentenaire (Translations) · fr quatre-centenaire (Translations) · it quattrocentenario (Translations)