Definition

1. Noun:

   • A 500th anniversary: The date that marks exactly 500 years after a significant event.
   • The celebration of a 500th anniversary: The event or series of events held to commemorate a 500-year milestone.

2. Adjective:

   • Of or relating to a 500th anniversary: Describing something connected to the commemoration of a period of five centuries.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:

  • The city is planning a grand quincentenary for its founding.
  • The museum's exhibition was part of the national quincentenary.

• Adjective:

  • They published a quincentenary history of the university.
  • The quincentenary parade featured historical reenactments.

Advanced Usage

• "Quincentenary celebrations": The specific events marking the 500-year anniversary.

  • The quincentenary celebrations attracted visitors from around the world.

• "To mark the quincentenary of": To observe or commemorate the 500th anniversary of an event.

  • A special coin was minted to mark the quincentenary of the poet's birth.

Variants and Related Words

• Quincentennial: This is a direct synonym, identical in meaning and usage (both as a noun and adjective).

  • The quincentennial of the voyage was celebrated in 1992.

• Semicentennial (n/adj): Pertaining to a 50th anniversary.

• Centennial (n/adj): Pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
• Bicentennial (n/adj): Pertaining to a 200th anniversary.
• Tercentenary/Tricentennial (n/adj): Pertaining to a 300th anniversary.

Synonyms

• Noun: Quincentennial, 500th anniversary.
• Adjective: Quincentennial, five-hundredth.

Related Phrases

• Quincentenary year: The specific year in which the 500th anniversary occurs.

  • The quincentenary year was filled with cultural events.

• Quincentenary monument/plaque: A structure or marker erected for the anniversary.

  • A quincentenary plaque was unveiled at the original settlement site.

Adjective

1. of or relating to a 500th anniversary
   • the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city

Noun

1. the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)