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quin⋅cen⋅ten⋅ar⋅y
[kwin-sen-ten-uh-ree, kwin-sen-tn-er-ee; especially Brit. kwin-sen-tee-nuh-ree] 
sɛnˈtɛn
noun, plural -ar⋅ies, adjective –noun
| 1. | a 500th anniversary or its celebration. |
–adjective
| 2. | pertaining to or marking a period of 500 years; quincentennial. |
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| quin·cen·ten·a·ry (kwĭn'sěn-těn'ə-rē, kwĭn-sěn'tə-něr'ē) n. pl. quin·cen·ten·a·ries A 500th anniversary or celebration. adj. Of or relating to a span of 500 years or to a 500th anniversary. [From Latin quīngentī, quīncentī, five hundred (on the model of such words as tercentenary); see penkwe in Indo-European roots.] |
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