"sestercentennial" meaning in English

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        "lit": "two hundred fiftieth anniversary"
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      "expansion": "Latin sēmis + tercentennial, literally “two hundred fiftieth anniversary”",
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin sēmis + tercentennial, literally “two hundred fiftieth anniversary”.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "text": "The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.",
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          "ref": "2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record:",
          "text": "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the sestercentennial celebration of the town of New Windsor, New York, which was established on April 5, 1763.",
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          "ref": "2020, Larry D. Smith, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Two and One-half Centuries in the Making, Bedford County Historical Society, page 1089:",
          "text": "This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2024 July 2, “Enter the Haggis to Play Union's Sestercentennial”, in Bangor Daily News:",
          "text": "An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union's Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union's historic Common.",
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        "A 250th anniversary."
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        {
          "word": "sestercentenary"
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        {
          "word": "semiquincentennial"
        }
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  "word": "sestercentennial"
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  "etymology_text": "From Latin sēmis + tercentennial, literally “two hundred fiftieth anniversary”.",
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          "ref": "2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record:",
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        "A 250th anniversary."
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