(A 400th anniversary or its celebration)

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• quatercentenary — /kweɪtəsɛnˈtinəri/ (say kwaytuhsen teenuhree), /kwɒ / (say kwo ) adjective 1. of or relating to a 400th anniversary. –noun (plural quatercentenaries) 2. a 400th anniversary. 3. its celebration. 4. a period of 400 years …  

• quad|ri|cen|ten|ni|al — «KWOD ruh sehn TEHN ee uhl», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. of or having to do with 400 years or a 400th anniversary. 2. 400 years old. –n. 1. a 400th anniversary. 2. its celebration …   Useful english dictionary

• quadricentennial — noun Date: 1882 a 400th anniversary or its celebration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• quatercentenary — noun Etymology: Latin quater four times + English centenary more at quaternion Date: 1883 a 400th anniversary or its celebration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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