sexcentenaryadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsɛksɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/,

/ˌsɛksɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/, U.S.

/ˌsɛksɛnˈtɛnəri/,

/ˌsɛk(s)ˈsɛntnˌɛri/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin sexcenteni , -ary suffix¹; sex- comb. form, centenary n.

Etymology: Originally (i, in sense A. 1) < post-classical Latin sexcenteni six hundred each (6th cent. in a grammarian as sescenteni (the usual classical Latin form is sescēnī ); < classical Latin sexcentī (also sescentī ) six hundred ( < sex six (see sex- comb. form) + centum a hundred: see centum n.²) + -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives, after e.g. sēnī six apiece, six at a time, six) + -ary suffix¹. In later uses (ii) < sex- comb. form + centenary n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier tercentenary adj. With use as noun compare earlier bicentenary n., tercentenary n., etc.

A. adj.

†1. Designating mathematical tables for use with calculations relating to or based on the number 600. Chiefly in sexcentenary tables. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > relating to one hundred and twenty > relating to three or six hundred

trecentene1656

sexcentenary1779

1779 J. Bernoulli (title) A sexcentenary table; exhibiting, at sight, the result of any proportion, where the terms do not exceed 600 seconds or 10 minutes.

1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 320/1 There is also a large sexcentenary table, constructed by John Bernoulli.

1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 9/1 (heading) Sexagesimal and sexcentenary tables.

2. Of or relating to a period of six hundred years; esp. commemorating a six-hundredth anniversary.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > of or relating to specific number of years

millenary1604

triennal1611

Olympiadical1638

decennal1648

decennial1656

tricennial1656

octodesexcentenary1677

sexmillennial1690

sexmillenary1728

quinquennial1746

milliary1753

decennalian1794

millennial1807

chiliadal1816

enneaeteric1846

chiliadic1854

decennary1855

sexcentenary1864

millennian1873

tricentenary1882

tricentennial1883

Olympiadic1890

postmillennial1977

1864 Times 15 June 11/3 The sexcentenary Festival of Merton College, Oxford.

1912 A. C. Addison Romantic Story Puritan Fathers vi. 89 The..sounding-board..now gilded and standing on a pillar, and..restored at the Sexcentenary celebration of the church.

1934 S. V. Keeling Descartes i. i. 3 These are the requirements Professor A. E. Taylor proposes, in his Aquinas Sexcentenary Lecture, as a minimum, [etc.].

1967 R. W. Peebles L. Covello vi. 142 The special Issue devoted to Dante, published in 1921 commemorating the sexcentenary anniversary of the poet's death.

2003 J. Garth Tolkien & Great War 37 It was Exeter College's sexcentenary dinner, and Tolkien proposed the toast to the college societies.

B. n.

The six-hundredth anniversary (of a significant event, etc.).

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

1865 J. Dayman tr. Dante Divine Comedy Pref. p. vii The ‘Purgatorio’ was finished in MS. in 1852, the ‘Paradiso’ at the end of 1864; and the whole is now given to the public in the sexcentenary of the Poet's birth.

1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 98/1 Worcester College..has recently celebrated the sexcentenary of its first building in 1283 as Gloucester Hall.

1946 E. A. Pears Fool of Love: Life of R. Lull vii. 105 In 1915, at the sexcentenary of his death, they [sc. Lull's remains] were re-enclosed in a coffin of cedar wood.

1981 Antiquaries Jrnl. 61 i. 154 With the aims and achievements of Winchester College we are not concerned here, though its sexcentenary will follow in 1982.

2005 Independent (Nexis) 15 June Its current owner..understandably thought that the sexcentenary of a shop was worth a bit of media attention.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sexcentenary
释义	sexcentenaryadj.n. Brit. /ˌsɛksɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/, /ˌsɛksɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/, U.S. /ˌsɛksɛnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌsɛk(s)ˈsɛntnˌɛri/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: Latin sexcenteni , -ary suffix¹; sex- comb. form, centenary n. Etymology: Originally (i, in sense A. 1) < post-classical Latin sexcenteni six hundred each (6th cent. in a grammarian as sescenteni (the usual classical Latin form is sescēnī ); < classical Latin sexcentī (also sescentī ) six hundred ( < sex six (see sex- comb. form) + centum a hundred: see centum n.²) + -ēnī , suffix forming distributive adjectives, after e.g. sēnī six apiece, six at a time, six) + -ary suffix¹. In later uses (ii) < sex- comb. form + centenary n. With sense A. 2 compare earlier tercentenary adj. With use as noun compare earlier bicentenary n., tercentenary n., etc. A. adj. †1. Designating mathematical tables for use with calculations relating to or based on the number 600. Chiefly in sexcentenary tables. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > specific numbers > hundred and over > [adjective] > relating to one hundred and twenty > relating to three or six hundred trecentene1656 sexcentenary1779 1779 J. Bernoulli (title) A sexcentenary table; exhibiting, at sight, the result of any proportion, where the terms do not exceed 600 seconds or 10 minutes. 1841 Penny Cycl. XXI. 320/1 There is also a large sexcentenary table, constructed by John Bernoulli. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 9/1 (heading) Sexagesimal and sexcentenary tables. 2. Of or relating to a period of six hundred years; esp. commemorating a six-hundredth anniversary. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > year > [adjective] > of or relating to specific number of years millenary1604 triennal1611 Olympiadical1638 decennal1648 decennial1656 tricennial1656 octodesexcentenary1677 sexmillennial1690 sexmillenary1728 quinquennial1746 milliary1753 decennalian1794 millennial1807 chiliadal1816 enneaeteric1846 chiliadic1854 decennary1855 sexcentenary1864 millennian1873 tricentenary1882 tricentennial1883 Olympiadic1890 postmillennial1977 1864 Times 15 June 11/3 The sexcentenary Festival of Merton College, Oxford. 1912 A. C. Addison Romantic Story Puritan Fathers vi. 89 The..sounding-board..now gilded and standing on a pillar, and..restored at the Sexcentenary celebration of the church. 1934 S. V. Keeling Descartes i. i. 3 These are the requirements Professor A. E. Taylor proposes, in his Aquinas Sexcentenary Lecture, as a minimum, [etc.]. 1967 R. W. Peebles L. Covello vi. 142 The special Issue devoted to Dante, published in 1921 commemorating the sexcentenary anniversary of the poet's death. 2003 J. Garth Tolkien & Great War 37 It was Exeter College's sexcentenary dinner, and Tolkien proposed the toast to the college societies. B. n. The six-hundredth anniversary (of a significant event, etc.). 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 1865 J. Dayman tr. Dante Divine Comedy Pref. p. vii The ‘Purgatorio’ was finished in MS. in 1852, the ‘Paradiso’ at the end of 1864; and the whole is now given to the public in the sexcentenary of the Poet's birth. 1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 98/1 Worcester College..has recently celebrated the sexcentenary of its first building in 1283 as Gloucester Hall. 1946 E. A. Pears Fool of Love: Life of R. Lull vii. 105 In 1915, at the sexcentenary of his death, they [sc. Lull's remains] were re-enclosed in a coffin of cedar wood. 1981 Antiquaries Jrnl. 61 i. 154 With the aims and achievements of Winchester College we are not concerned here, though its sexcentenary will follow in 1982. 2005 Independent (Nexis) 15 June Its current owner..understandably thought that the sexcentenary of a shop was worth a bit of media attention. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1779
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