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quadricentennial

[ kwod-ruh-sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
/ ˌkwɒd rə sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
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adjective
of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
noun
a quadricentennial anniversary.
its celebration.
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Origin of quadricentennial

First recorded in 1880–85; quadri- + centennial

Words nearby quadricentennial

quadrennium, quadri-, quadriad, quadric, quadricentenary, quadricentennial, quadricep, quadriceps, quadric surface, quadricycle, quadriennial
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British Dictionary definitions for quadricentennial

quadricentennial
/ (ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) /
noun
a 400th anniversary
adjective
of, relating to, or celebrating a 400th anniversary
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