Silver jubilee

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The silver anniversary of a coronation, the 25th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
  2. 2
    an anniversary celebrating the passage of 25 years wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of silver anniversary more generally. uncommon

    "In Germany... a married couple, when celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage-day, are said to keep their golden jubilee; but on the twenty-fifth anniversary they have credit only for a silver jubilee."

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vicenary

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"In Germany... a married couple, when celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage-day, are said to keep their golden jubilee; but on the twenty-fifth anniversary they have credit only for a silver jubilee."

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