sesquicentennial
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kwɪ adjective
1.
pertaining to or marking the completion of a period of 150 years.
noun
2.
a 150th anniversary or its celebration.
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sesquicentennial (ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | of or relating to a period of 150 years |
| —n | |
| 2. | a period or cycle of 150 years |
| 3. | a 150th anniversary or its celebration |
| sesquicen'tennially | |
| —adv | |
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Sesquicentennial
has a plethora of syllables.
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| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
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Word Origin & History
sesquicentennial
"pertaining to a century and a half," 1880, from L. sesqui- "one and a half" (from semis "a half" + -que "and") + centennial (q.v.). First recorded ref. is to Baltimore's.
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Example sentences
With a summer full of festivals ahead of us, the sesquicentennial celebrations are only beginning.
And of course interest is high, now that we've begun commemorating the sesquicentennial anniversaries of the war's key events.
As the sesquicentennial begins, this article repeats two.
Iowans will take their presentation home to celebrate their sesquicentennial of statehood.
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