tercentennial

/,tə:sen'ti:nəri/ Cách viết khác : (tercentennial) /,tə:sən'tenjəl/ (tricentenary) /,tə:

Thân thiện

The town held a tercentennial parade with historical costumes and floats.

Definition

Noun: - A 300th anniversary or its celebration: An event or ceremony marking the passage of 300 years since a significant historical occurrence.

Usage

• The word "tercentennial" is used to denote the specific milestone of a 300-year anniversary. It functions as a countable noun.
• It is often used attributively (as a noun modifier) before other nouns, such as "tercentennial celebration" or "tercentennial year."

Examples

• The city is planning a grand tercentennial to commemorate its founding in 1724.
• The university published a special book for its tercentennial.
• The tercentennial celebration included a parade and a historical exhibition.

Advanced Usage

• "Tercentennial of": Used to specify the event being commemorated.
  • The nation observed the tercentennial of the signing of its constitution.

Variants and Related Words

• Tricentennial (noun): A direct synonym for "tercentennial," meaning a 300th anniversary.
• Tercentenary (noun/adjective): Another common variant with identical meaning. It can be used as both a noun ("the tercentenary") and an adjective ("a tercentenary event").
• Tricentenary (noun/adjective): A less common variant synonymous with "tercentenary."

Synonyms

• Tricentennial
• Tercentenary
• 300th anniversary

Notes on Meaning

• The word specifically and exclusively refers to a 300-year period or its anniversary. It is not used for other anniversaries (e.g., 100th, 200th).
• While "tercentennial" and its variants are the precise terms, the phrase "300th anniversary" is more common in everyday language.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• tercentenary
• triennial