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ter⋅cen⋅ten⋅ar⋅y
[tur-sen-ten-uh-ree, tur-sen-tn-er-ee; especially Brit. tur-sen-tee-nuh-ree] 
tri⋅cen⋅ten⋅ni⋅al
[trahy-sen-ten-ee-uh
l] –adjective
| 1. | pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years. |
| 2. | marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration. |
–noun
| 3. | a 300th anniversary or its celebration. |
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| ter·cen·ten·a·ry (tûr'sěn-těn'ə-rē, tər-sěn'tə-něr'ē) n. pl. ter·cen·ten·a·ries A 300th anniversary or its celebration. adj. Of or relating to a span of 300 years or to a 300th anniversary. [Latin ter, thrice; see tern2 + centenary.] |
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Tercentenary
Ter*cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. ter thirce + E. centenary.] Including, or relating to, an interval of three hundred years. -- n. The three hundredth anniversary of any event; also, a celebration of such an anniversary.
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Language Translation for : tercentenary
Spanish:
tricentenario,
German:
dreihunderjährig,
Japanese:
300年記念
tercentenary
1844, "pertaining to a period of 300 years," from ter- "three times," from L. ter-, from *tris-, from root of three (q.v.). Cf. L. tertius "third."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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