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Tercentenary
adj, noun
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Synonym of tricentennial (“of or relating to a 300th anniversary”). not-comparable
Noun
- 1 Synonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”).
"Adventures and romance only take on their adventurous and romantic qualities at second-hand. Live them, and they are just a slice of life like the rest. In literature they become as charming as this dismal ball would be if we were celebrating its tercentenary."
- 2 the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
From ter- + centenary, after Latin ter centēnī (“three hundred each”).
Etymology 2
From ter- + centenary, after Latin ter centēnī (“three hundred each”).
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