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单词 sesquicentennial
释义

sesquicentennial

noun

ses·​qui·​cen·​ten·​ni·​al ˌse-skwi-sen-ˈte-nē-əl How to pronounce sesquicentennial (audio)
: a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquicentennial adjective

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web During the Civil War sesquicentennial, the Encyclopedia of Arkansas was working on articles about small skirmishes around the state. Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 5 Sep. 2022 Aside from the Tribune’s sesquicentennial, there was a lot to celebrate in those years, especially on the city’s sports scene, as Paul Sullivan notes. Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2022 During a royal visit in 2017 to mark the sesquicentennial of Canadian confederation, Charles and Camilla drew criticism for bursting into laughter during a performance by Inuit throat singers in Iqaluit. Amanda Coletta, Washington Post, 16 May 2022 Still, many who love Yosemite have taken its sesquicentennial as an opportunity to continue improving upon the park. Erin Berger, Outside Online, 30 June 2014 The choir, which marked its sesquicentennial in October 2020, won its first Grammy earlier this year for Best Roots Gospel Album. Travis Levius, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Dec. 2021 So how else would First Presbyterian Church mark its sesquicentennial than to find new ways to help Salt Lake City’s less fortunate? The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Nov. 2021 There's also a time capsule near Lake George that was buried in 2006 in celebration of the city's sesquicentennial. Star Tribune, 26 June 2021 Hard Hittin’ Lemonade, to mark the sesquicentennial of the incorporation of New Britain as a city. Susan Dunne, courant.com, 19 July 2021 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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