"sesquicentennial" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ Audio: en-us-sesquicentennial.ogg [US]
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): 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 entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with cent-, English terms prefixed with sesqui-, English terms suffixed with -ennial Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 57 35 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 61 30 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 62 31 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: 20 57 23 Disambiguation of 'of, or relating to a sesquicentenary': 0 100

Noun

IPA: /ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/ Audio: en-us-sesquicentennial.ogg [US] 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), 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

Inflected forms

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