quasquicentennial

quas·qui·cen·ten·ni·al

[kwos-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uhl]
adjective
1.
pertaining to or marking a period of 125 years.
noun
2.
a 125th anniversary.
3.
a celebration marking such an anniversary.

Origin:
quasqui- one and a quarter (pseudo-Latin, apparently qua(dri-) + (se)squi-) + centenial

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