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单词 quasquicentennial
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Definition of quasquicentennial in English:

quasquicentennial

noun ˌkwɒskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
US
  • A one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary.

adjective ˌkwɒskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
US
  • Of or commemorating a one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times Book Review. Irregularly from qua- + -squicentennial, the intended sense being ‘a centennial plus a quarter’.

 
 

Definition of quasquicentennial in US English:

quasquicentennial

nounˌkwɒskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
US
  • A one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary.

adjectiveˌkwɒskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
US
  • Of or commemorating a one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary.

Origin

1960s; earliest use found in The New York Times Book Review. Irregularly from qua- + -squicentennial, the intended sense being ‘a centennial plus a quarter’.

 
 
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