quatercentenary

[ kwot-er-sen-ten-uh-ree, -sen-tn-er-ee; especially British kwot-er-sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

noun

, plural quat·er·cen·ten·ar·ies.

1. a 400th aniversary or its celebration.

adjective

1. pertaining to or marking a period of 400 years; quatercentennial.

quatercentenary

/ ˌkwætəsɛnˈtɛnɪəl; ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

noun

1. a 400th anniversary or the year or celebration marking it

Derived Forms

• quatercentennial, adjectivenoun

Word History and Origins

Origin of quatercentenary¹

1880–85; < Latin quater four times + centenary

Word History and Origins

Origin of quatercentenary¹

C19: from Latin quater four times + centenary