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Definition of "quincentenary" []

  • A 500th anniversary or celebration. (noun)
  • Of or relating to a span of 500 years or to a 500th anniversary. (adjective)

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 "quincentenary" in a sentence
  • "Despite being a quincentenary event it was also a no-frills affair: no shirt-waving or mamba-style encores here."
  • "But in 1992, there were essentially no national or regional celebrations to mark an extraordinary numerical anniversary: the quincentenary of the European discovery of the New World."
  • "The Magic Voyage, a film from director Michael Schoemann, released in conjunction with the quincentenary of Columbus's "discovery" of America."
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