Etymology

bicentenary

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Today it means: Synonym of bicentennial (“a 200th anniversary”). Full definition →

English centenary ← Latin centēnārius ← Proto-Italic *dwi-
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Latincentēnārius
  7. Englishcentenary
  8. English todaybicentenary

From bi- + centenary.

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