tercentenary

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Word Origin

tercentenary (adj.)
1832, "pertaining to a period of 300 years," from ter- "three times" + centenary. As a noun from 1835. Related: Tercentennial (1862 as an adjective; 1872 as a noun).

Example

1. Read by mr. geoffrey keynes at the newton tercentenary celebrations at trinity college . Cambridge , on 17 july 1946 , and therefore not revised by the author who had written it some years earlier .

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