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tercentenaries

tercentenaries is the plural of tercentenary.

Meaning of tercentenary

Noun

tercentenary (plural tercentenaries)

  1. Synonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”).
    • Adventures and romance only take on their adventurous and romantic qualities at second-hand. Live them, and they are just a slice of life like the rest. In literature they become as charming as this dismal ball would be if we were celebrating its tercentenary.1921, Aldous Huxley, chapter XXV, in Crome Yellow, London: Chatto & Windus, page 306
    Synonyms:
    tricentennial

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Questions about tercentenaries

What is tercentenaries the plural of?
Tercentenaries is the plural of tercentenary.

Words near tercentenaries in the dictionary

  1. tercelets
  2. tercels
  3. tercels gentle
  4. tercentenarian
  5. tercentenarians
  6. tercentenaries
  7. tercentenary
  8. tercentennial
  9. tercentennials
  10. Tercerista
  11. Terceristas

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