Etymology

tercentenary

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Today it means: Synonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”). Full definition →

Latin ter centēnī
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  1. Latin · derived fromter centēnī“three hundred each”
  2. English todaytercentenary

From ter- + centenary, after Latin ter centēnī (“three hundred each”).

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