Definitions for quatercentenaryˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, -ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; esp. Brit. ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈti nə ri
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
quat•er•cen•ten•ar•yˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, -ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; esp. Brit. ˌkwɒt ər sɛnˈti nə ri(n.; adj.)(pl.)-ar•ies
(n.)a 400th anniversary or its celebration.
Category: Horology
(adj.)pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years.
Origin of quatercentenary:
1880–85; < L quater four times +centenary
Princeton's WordNet
quatercentennial, quatercentenary(noun)
the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Wiktionary
quatercentenary(Noun)
A four-hundredth anniversary
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