quatercentennial
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Definition
Noun: - A 400th anniversary or its celebration: A "quatercentennial" is the date that marks exactly 400 years after a significant event, or the festivities held to commemorate that 400-year milestone.
Usage
- This word is used to denote a specific historical or institutional milestone. It is a formal term, most commonly found in historical, academic, or official commemorative contexts.
- It typically refers to the anniversary of an event like a city's founding, a university's establishment, or a nation's historical moment.
Examples
- Noun:
- The university is planning a grand series of events for its quatercentennial next year.
- The town's quatercentennial celebration included a historical parade and the opening of a new museum.
Advanced Usage
- "Quatercentennial jubilee": A grand festival or celebration for a 400th anniversary.
- The nation observed the quatercentennial jubilee of its independence with great pomp.
- "Quatercentennial marker": A monument or plaque erected to commemorate a 400th anniversary.
- They unveiled a quatercentennial marker at the site of the original settlement.
Variants and Related Words
- Quatercentenary: A synonym with identical meaning. It is equally formal and used interchangeably with "quatercentennial."
- The quatercentenary of the playwright's birth was celebrated worldwide.
- Centennial (n): A 100th anniversary.
- Sesquicentennial (n): A 150th anniversary.
- Bicentennial (n): A 200th anniversary.
- Tercentennial/Tricentennial (n): A 300th anniversary.
Synonyms
- Four-hundredth anniversary: The literal descriptive phrase.
- Quatercentenary: The direct synonym.
Notes
- This is a specialized, low-frequency word. In more common or informal language, the descriptive phrase "400th anniversary" is often preferred.
- The prefix "quater-" comes from Latin, meaning "four times" (related to "quarter"), combined with "centennial" (from Latin , meaning "hundred").
Noun
- the 400th anniversary (or the celebration of it)