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quadranscentennial

UK/ˈkwɒd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.ɪ.əl/US/ˈkwɑd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/

quadranscentennial noun: the twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.

Noun

quadranscentennial (plural quadranscentennials)

  1. The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.
    • It is a year since we marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, noting then that as we “embark upon the next quadranscentennial… we recognise that the 25 years ahead present a new order of challenges confronting sustainable development and sustainable tourism”.2017 December 22, James Higham, “Transforming societies and transforming tourism: sustainable tourism in times of change”, in Journal of Sustainable Tourism, volume 26, number 1
    Synonyms:
    silver jubilee

Adjective

quadranscentennial (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every twenty-five years.
    • So when I planned a Quadranscentennial Pnyx, the quadranscentennial gives away that I had otherwise learned my lesson not to undertake such ventures, because I would not be prepared to undertake another for 25 years, when I expect to still be teaching at the age of 91.2014, Michael Gose, Common Sense: What It Means to Be a Teacher, page 166
  2. Of or related to a twenty-five-year period.

Synonyms of quadranscentennial

Forms of quadranscentennial

pluralquadranscentennials

Origin of quadranscentennial

From Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) + centennis (“100-year”) + -ālis.

Questions about quadranscentennial

What does quadranscentennial mean?
Quadranscentennial means the twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.
What part of speech is quadranscentennial?
Quadranscentennial can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce quadranscentennial?
Quadranscentennial is pronounced /ˈkwɒd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.ɪ.əl/ (UK).
What is the plural of quadranscentennial?
The plural of quadranscentennial is quadranscentennials.

Words near quadranscentennial in the dictionary

  1. quadrangulating
  2. quadrangulation
  3. quadrangulations
  4. quadrans
  5. Quadrans Muralis
  6. quadranscentennial
  7. quadranscentennials
  8. quadrant
  9. quadrant plate
  10. quadrant plates
  11. quadrantal

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