quincentennialadj.n.
/ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌkwɪnˌsɛnˈtɛniəl/ A. adj.
Of or relating to a five-hundredth anniversary.
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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
1884 J. L. Wilson Life Wycliffe i. 12 To aid in giving to the revival, in this quincentennial year, somewhat of meaning and force.
1949 Times 5 Aug. 8/2 During the quincentennial celebrations legend has given way to fact and the fragments of history have been turned into an ordered whole.
1969 Western Polit. Q. 22 716 The Department of Political Science of the University of Calgary is sponsoring a quincentennial symposium on Machiavelli to be held at Calgary, Alberta.
1992 Utne Reader May 36/3 ‘Circles of 500’, this year's May Day program and the major project in their quincentennial series, will focus on the many-cultured strands of the United States.
B. n.
= quincentenary n.
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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
1885 Sunday Oregonian (Portland, Oregon) 18 Jan. The centennial of the death of Samuel Johnson, the great lexicographer, has for some time been dividing attention in England with the quincentennial of Wycliffe.
1950 H. K. Friis Scandinavia, between East & West i. 3 The Swedish parliament celebrated its quincentennial in 1935.
1991 Native Peoples Winter 5/1 Perhaps this quincentennial will provide an opportunity for native people to educate others about our history and culture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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