quatercentenaryadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌkwatəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/,

/ˌkwatəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/,

/ˌkwɒtəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/,

/ˌkwɒtəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/,

/ˌkwatəˈsɛntᵻnəri/,

/ˌkwɒtəˈsɛntᵻnəri/, U.S.

/ˈˌkwɑdərsɛnˈtɛnəri/,

/ˌkwɑdərˈsɛntnˌɛri/

Forms: 1800s– quatercentenary, 1900s– quartercentenary (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quater , centenary adj.

Etymology: < classical Latin quater four times ( < the base of quattuor four: see quatuor n.) + centenary adj., probably after tercentenary adj. Compare earlier bicentenary adj. and slightly later quincentenary adj.The form quartercentenary is influenced by quarter n. and other words ultimately derived from classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²).

A. adj.

Of or relating to a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [adjective] > of a specific anniversary

jubilar1613

centenary1620

jubilean1624

centenarious1727

tercentenary1844

semi-centennial1859

quatercentenary1877

quincentenary1878

tricentenary1882

tricentennial1883

quincentennial1884

quingentenary1884

tercentennial1884

octocentenary1888

octocentennial1889

septcentenary1889

quinquagenary1933

quatercentennial1937

quasquicentennial1962

1877 Times 11 Oct. 10/6 The quatercentenary celebration of the University of Upsala..was in every respect most successful.

1927 J. Wight Duff Lit. Hist. Rome 492 From ‘Sonnets from the Antique’.., in Quatercentenary number of Alma Mater (Aberdeen Univ. Mag.), Sept., 1906.

1971 Oxf. Times 4 July 28/5 The Jesus College quatercentenary celebrations included a concert of rarities.

2004 C. Chambers Inside Royal Shakespeare Company ii. 53 The Tremendous Ghost, a programme of poems, broadsides, ballads and satire that ended the first week of Shakespeare's quatercentenary celebrations.

B. n.

A four-hundredth anniversary; the celebration of this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > specific anniversaries

jubileec1386

quinquagenary1588

centenary1661

millennium1664

secular1706

coming of age1788

centennial1791

tricentenary1846

tercentenary1855

quinquennial1857

ter-millenary1864

sexcentenary1865

semi-centenary1870

bicentenary1872

septcentenary1873

quincentenary1877

sesquicentennial1880

quadricentennial1882

bicentennial1883

quatercentenary1883

tricentennial1883

tercentennial1884

quincentennial1885

octocentenary1888

quadrennial1890

quingentenary1892

octingentenary1893

ruby anniversary1893

semi-jubilee1893

septingentenary1893

millennial1896

millenary1897

quadringenary1905

quingenary1911

bimillenary1961

sesquicentenary1961

quasquicentennial1962

nongenary1966

octocentennial1994

1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 479/1 The forthcoming celebration of the Luther quater-centenary.

1904 J. Stalker John Knox p. v In 1905 not only Scotland..will be celebrating..the Quatercentenary of the birth of the greatest of Scotsmen.

1942 J. W. Thompson & B. J. Holm Hist. of Hist. Writing xxxv. 619 The celebration in 1906 of the quatercentenary of Buchanan's birth..produced a great amount of literature on all phases of the Scottish humanist's works.

1995 P. Griffiths Mod. Music & After 226 A transcription of Gesualdo madrigals, Monumentum, written on the occasion of the composer's quatercentenary.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	quatercentenary
释义	quatercentenaryadj.n. Brit. /ˌkwatəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/, /ˌkwatəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/, /ˌkwɒtəsɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/, /ˌkwɒtəsɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/, /ˌkwatəˈsɛntᵻnəri/, /ˌkwɒtəˈsɛntᵻnəri/, U.S. /ˈˌkwɑdərsɛnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌkwɑdərˈsɛntnˌɛri/ Forms: 1800s– quatercentenary, 1900s– quartercentenary (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin quater , centenary adj. Etymology: < classical Latin quater four times ( < the base of quattuor four: see quatuor n.) + centenary adj., probably after tercentenary adj. Compare earlier bicentenary adj. and slightly later quincentenary adj.The form quartercentenary is influenced by quarter n. and other words ultimately derived from classical Latin quartus fourth (see quart n.²). A. adj. Of or relating to a four-hundredth anniversary or its celebration. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [adjective] > of a specific anniversary jubilar1613 centenary1620 jubilean1624 centenarious1727 tercentenary1844 semi-centennial1859 quatercentenary1877 quincentenary1878 tricentenary1882 tricentennial1883 quincentennial1884 quingentenary1884 tercentennial1884 octocentenary1888 octocentennial1889 septcentenary1889 quinquagenary1933 quatercentennial1937 quasquicentennial1962 1877 Times 11 Oct. 10/6 The quatercentenary celebration of the University of Upsala..was in every respect most successful. 1927 J. Wight Duff Lit. Hist. Rome 492 From ‘Sonnets from the Antique’.., in Quatercentenary number of Alma Mater (Aberdeen Univ. Mag.), Sept., 1906. 1971 Oxf. Times 4 July 28/5 The Jesus College quatercentenary celebrations included a concert of rarities. 2004 C. Chambers Inside Royal Shakespeare Company ii. 53 The Tremendous Ghost, a programme of poems, broadsides, ballads and satire that ended the first week of Shakespeare's quatercentenary celebrations. B. n. A four-hundredth anniversary; the celebration of this. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > an anniversary > [noun] > specific anniversaries jubileec1386 quinquagenary1588 centenary1661 millennium1664 secular1706 coming of age1788 centennial1791 tricentenary1846 tercentenary1855 quinquennial1857 ter-millenary1864 sexcentenary1865 semi-centenary1870 bicentenary1872 septcentenary1873 quincentenary1877 sesquicentennial1880 quadricentennial1882 bicentennial1883 quatercentenary1883 tricentennial1883 tercentennial1884 quincentennial1885 octocentenary1888 quadrennial1890 quingentenary1892 octingentenary1893 ruby anniversary1893 semi-jubilee1893 septingentenary1893 millennial1896 millenary1897 quadringenary1905 quingenary1911 bimillenary1961 sesquicentenary1961 quasquicentennial1962 nongenary1966 octocentennial1994 1883 Harper's Mag. Aug. 479/1 The forthcoming celebration of the Luther quater-centenary. 1904 J. Stalker John Knox p. v In 1905 not only Scotland..will be celebrating..the Quatercentenary of the birth of the greatest of Scotsmen. 1942 J. W. Thompson & B. J. Holm Hist. of Hist. Writing xxxv. 619 The celebration in 1906 of the quatercentenary of Buchanan's birth..produced a great amount of literature on all phases of the Scottish humanist's works. 1995 P. Griffiths Mod. Music & After 226 A transcription of Gesualdo madrigals, Monumentum, written on the occasion of the composer's quatercentenary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1877
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