Definition of SESQUICENTENNIAL

sesquicentennial

Plural: sesquicentennials

Noun

  • the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  • A 150th anniversary.

Adj

  • Occurring every 150 years.
  • Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.

Examples

  • The city celebrated its sesquicentennial last year.

Origin / Etymology

From sesqui- (“one-and-a-half”) + centennial (“of 100 years”). By surface analysis, sesqui- + cent- + -ennial.

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