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tricentenary, a. and n.|traɪˈsɛntɪnərɪ, -sɛnˈtiːnərɪ|
[f. tri- + centenary: cf. L. trecentēnī three hundred each.]
= tercentenary.
1846Worcester, Tricentenary, a period or space of three hundred years. Ec[lectic] Rev[iew]. 1882Ogilvie (Annandale), Tricentenary, n. 1. That which consists of or comprehends three hundred; the space of three hundred years. 2. The commemoration of any event which occurred three hundred years before, as the birth of a great man; as, Shakspere's tricentenary. Called also Tercentenary. Tricentenary, a., relating to or consisting of three hundred; relating to three hundred years; as, a tricentenary celebration. Called also Tercentenary.
So tricenteˈnarian, a person 300 years old.
1889Academy 20 July 34/3 Perhaps the interior of the Antarctic continent may yield a crop of tricentenarians, since, according to Herodotus, the most wonderful things are generally found at the extremities of the earth. |