quadracentennial

A form of quadricentennial — Relating to a 400th anniversary.

Scrabble 28

Meanings

adjectivequadracentennial (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of quadricentennial

    [...] the quadracentennial celebration coincided with the 150-year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo.

    2002, The Political Life of Forests in Northern New Mexico, page 68
    1 more example

    [...] the quadracentennial celebration to be held in 1965, and proposed that this Club begin plans for a commemorative medal to be issued then.

    1961, The Numismatist, page 704
nounquadracentennial (plural quadracentennials)

plural quadracentennials

  1. alternativeAlternative form of quadricentennial

    [...] the quadracentennial of his death.

    1962, No Other Foundation, page 43
    2 more examples

    [...] the quadracentennial of the posting of the Ninety-five Theses at Wittenberg in 1517.

    1979, Trials and Triumphs, page 22

    [...] the quadracentennial of Columbus in 1892.

    1996, Lithuanian Religious Life in America, page 41

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“quadracentennial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadracentennial. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadracentennial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadracentennial.

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