"sesquicentennial" meaning in English

See sesquicentennial in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ Audio: en-us-sesquicentennial.ogg
Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|centennial|t1=one-and-a-half|t2=of 100 years}} sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”), {{surf|en|sesqui-|cent-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sesquicentennial (not comparable)
  1. Occurring every 150 years. Tags: not-comparable Translations (occurring every 150 years): sesquicentenário (Portuguese), происходящий каждые полтора́ века (proisxodjaščij každyje poltorá veka) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sesquicentennial-en-adj-r5kxNdpJ Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cent-, English terms prefixed with sesqui- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cent-: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sesqui-: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of 'occurring every 150 years': 100 0
  2. Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary. Tags: not-comparable Translations (of, or relating to a sesquicentenary): hundertfünfzigjährig (German), полуторавековой (polutoravekovoj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sesquicentennial-en-adj-jR43UOH~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cent-, English terms prefixed with sesqui-, English terms suffixed with -ennial, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 57 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cent-: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sesqui-: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ennial: 21 51 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 59 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 59 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 63 31 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 60 26 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 60 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 59 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 59 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 8 63 29 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to a sesquicentenary': 0 100

Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ Audio: en-us-sesquicentennial.ogg Forms: sesquicentennials [plural]
Etymology: From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|sesqui|centennial|t1=one-and-a-half|t2=of 100 years}} sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”), {{surf|en|sesqui-|cent-|-ennial}} By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial Head templates: {{en-noun}} sesquicentennial (plural sesquicentennials)
  1. A 150th anniversary. Categories (topical): Calendar Related terms: sesquicentenarian, sesquicentenary, demisesquicentennial Translations (a 150th anniversary): sesquicentenaire [masculine] (French), Hundertfünfzigjahrfeier [feminine] (German), hundertfünfzigjähriges Jubiläum [neuter] (German), εκατοπεντηκονταετηρίδα (ekatopentikontaetirída) [feminine] (Greek), sesquicentenário [masculine] (Portuguese), полуторавековой юбиле́й (polutoravekovoj jubiléj) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-sesquicentennial-en-noun-A5QQvqma Disambiguation of Calendar: 8 2 90 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with cent-, English terms prefixed with sesqui- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with cent-: 39 35 26 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with sesqui-: 39 35 26

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