sexcentenary

[ seks-sen-ten-uh-ree, seks-sen-tn-er-eeor, especially British -sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

adjective

1. pertaining to 600 or a period of 600 years; marking the completion of 600 years.

noun

, plural sex·cen·ten·ar·ies.

1. a 600th anniversary or its celebration.

sexcentenary

/ ˌsɛksɛnˈtiːnərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to 600 or a period of 600 years
2. of, relating to, or celebrating a 600th anniversary

noun

1. a 600th anniversary or its celebration

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexcentenary¹

First recorded in 1770–80; sex- + centenary

Word History and Origins

Origin of sexcentenary¹

C18: from Latin sexcentēnī six hundred each

Example Sentences

Sexcentenary, sek-sen′te-nā-ri, n. that which consists of 600: a 600th anniversary.—Also adj.

From Project Gutenberg

Now let us turn—for the subject of this paper is not Milton alone, but Milton and Dante—to the sexcentenary of the birth of Dante in the city of Florence, the month and year of his birth having been May 1265.

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On the occasion of Dante's sexcentenary, in 1865, it was discovered that at some unknown period the skeleton, with the exception of a few small bones which remained in an urn which formed part of Gonzaga's structure, had been placed for safety in a wooden box, and enclosed in a wall of the old Braccioforte Chapel, which lies outside the church towards the Piazza.

From Project Gutenberg

Queens's is one of the six oldest colleges in Oxford, and is far on to celebrating its sexcentenary, but it has purged itself of the Gothic leaven in its buildings more completely than any other Oxford foundation.

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At the recent celebration of the sexcentenary of Peterhouse College, near the close of a long dinner, Sir Frederick Bramwell was called on, some time after midnight, to return thanks for Applied Science.

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