quincentenary
Học thuậtThân thiện
Definition
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.
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
- of or relating to a 500th anniversary
- the quincentennial celebration of the founding of the city
Noun
- the 500th anniversary (or the celebration of it)