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Definition of "quincentennial" []

  • Quincentenary. (adjective)
  • A quincentenary event or celebration. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "quincentennial" in a sentence
  • "While the Columbus quincentennial is a stroke of luck for the PR-conscious space agency, there are sound scientific reasons for listening to the seemingly empty, lifeless expanse of the light-years now."
  • "And I had expected that quincentennial to be just a grand and glorious affair, on everybody's lips and on every newspaper."
  • "Mr. SALE: Probably the book on Christopher Columbus that I wrote that came out in time for the quincentennial in 1992."
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