tercentenary

noun

ter·​cen·​te·​na·​ry ˌtər-(ˌ)sen-ˈte-nə-rē How to pronounce tercentenary (audio)
(ˌ)tər-ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē
plural tercentenaries
: a 300th anniversary or its celebration
tercentenary adjective

Examples of tercentenary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web His tercentenary is well worth celebrating. Sean Carroll, Discover Magazine, 7 May 2011 Commissioned in 1910 the hotel was conceived as a celebration of the tercentenary of the Romanov dynasty and opened in December 1912. Town & Country, 6 Oct. 2016

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Word History

First Known Use

1855, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tercentenary was in 1855

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“Tercentenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tercentenary. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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