"sesquicentenary" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sesquicentenaries [plural]
Etymology: From sesqui- (“one and a half”) + centenary (“100 year anniversary”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|centenary|t1=one and a half|t2=100 year anniversary}} sesqui- (“one and a half”) + centenary (“100 year anniversary”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquicentenary (plural sesquicentenaries)
  1. A 150-year anniversary. Categories (topical): Calendar Related terms: sesquicentenarian, sesquicentennial Translations (a 150 year anniversary): Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier [feminine] (German), hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum [neuter] (German), полуторавековой юбиле́й (polutoravekovoj jubiléj) [masculine] (Russian), стопятидесятилетие (stopjatidesjatiletije) [neuter] (Russian)

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