Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to a period of 150 years.
- noun A 150th anniversary or its celebration.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating or pertaining to a period of a century and a half; one-hundred-and-fiftieth: as, a sesquicentennial celebration.
- noun A one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Occurring every 150 years
- adjective Of, or relating to a
sesquicentenary - noun A 150th anniversary.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Their experiences are compelling beyond measure, and the sesquicentennial should be a time to remember them.
Mike Musick: How should the country mark the sesquicentennial? Mike Musick 2010
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The war belongs to all Americans, and the sesquicentennial is a good time to learn something about it.
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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On top of that, the key theme or message of the sesquicentennial is a proposed: "Where the battle began and peace prevails."
News for InsideNova.com InsideNova.com 2010
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(It will also familiarize many people for the first time with the word "sesquicentennial," for a 150th birthday.)
Phony history controversies will swell with Lincoln, Civil War anniversaries Robert McCartney 2010
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Say it slowly, "sesquicentennial," and it should start to come naturally.
chesler commented on the word sesquicentennial
You've got to love a language with a prefix that means one and a half.
March 2, 2008
tbtabby commented on the word sesquicentennial
It's your sesquicentenn-e-mail!
July 6, 2009