tricentenary
/,tə:sen'ti:nəri/ Cách viết khác : (tercentennial) /,tə:sən'tenjəl/ (tricentenary) /,tə:
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Definition
Adjective:
- Relating to a 300-year period: Of, pertaining to, or marking the completion of a span of three hundred years.
- Occurring every 300 years: Characterizing an event, especially an anniversary, that happens once every three centuries.
Noun:
- A 300th anniversary: The celebration or commemoration of the passage of three hundred years since a significant event.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The city planned a grand tricentenary festival for its founding.
- A special tricentenary edition of the book was published.
- Noun:
- The university is preparing for its tricentenary next year.
- The tricentenary of the composer's birth was marked by a series of concerts.
Advanced Usage
- "Tricentenary celebrations": The events and activities held to mark a 300-year anniversary.
- The tricentenary celebrations included a historical exhibition and a parade.
- "To mark the tricentenary of": To observe or commemorate the 300th anniversary of something.
- A new statue was erected to mark the tricentenary of the town's charter.
Variants and Related Words
- Tercentenary (adj/n): A synonym for , having the same meaning and usage. (e.g., ).
- Tricentennial (adj/n): Another exact synonym for .
- Centenary (adj/n): Relating to or a celebration of a 100-year period.
- Bicentenary (adj/n): Relating to or a celebration of a 200-year period.
Synonyms
- Tercentennial: (adj/n) Marking or a celebration of three hundred years.
- Three-hundredth anniversary: (n) The 300th anniversary.
Antonyms
- There are no direct antonyms, but anniversaries of different lengths are contrasting terms (e.g., for 100 years).
Related Phrases
- Tricentenary year: The specific year in which a 300th anniversary occurs.
- The tricentenary year will be filled with special events.
- Tricentenary monument: A structure built to commemorate a 300-year anniversary.
- The tricentenary monument stands in the central square.
Adjective
- of or relating to or completing a period of 300 years