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sesquicentennial en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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• /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Occurring every 150 years.
2. (not-comparable) Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.

Deriveds

sesquicentennially

Translations (5)

ru полуторавековой (of, or relating to a sesquicentenary) · pt sesquicentenário (occurring every 150 years) · de hundertfünfzigjährig (of, or relating to a sesquicentenary) · ru происходящий каждые полтора́ века (occurring every 150 years) · es sesquicentenario (occurring every 150 years)

sesquicentennial en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/

Etymology

From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial.

Meanings

1. A 150th anniversary.
   • Sesquicentennial, I know I’ll see myself here again / And I guess only time will tell, will it ever be like it was then / Sesquicentennial, oh here we go again 2026, “Sesquicentennial”, performed by Sofie Royer:
   • The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year.

Forms

Relateds

sesquicentenary · sesquicentenarian · demisesquicentennial

Translations (6)

pt sesquicentenário (a 150th anniversary) · de Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier (a 150th anniversary) · de hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum (a 150th anniversary) · fr sesquicentenaire (a 150th anniversary) · el εκατοπεντηκονταετηρίδα (a 150th anniversary) · ru полуторавековой юбиле́й (a 150th anniversary)