Meanings
alternative quadracentennial
- not comparableRelating to a 400th anniversary.
plural quadricentennials · alternative quadracentennial
- A 400th anniversary.
1 more example
The Cayuga fairground proposal recalled other Pan-American heritage themes that emerged with the quadricentennials. There was mention of a theme area on the island where reproductions of ancient structures of the Americas would be juxtaposed with reproductions of the birthplaces of U.S. American historical figures.
2011, Robert Alexander González, Designing Pan-America, page 54
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwr̥-
- Proto-Italic*kʷetru-
- Latinquadri-
- Englishquadri-
- Latincentennis
- Late Latincentennium
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishcentennial
- Englishquadricentennial
From quadri- + centennial.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French quatre-centenaire, quatrecentenaire
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Italian quattrocentenario, quadricentenario
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Cite this entry
quadricentennial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricentennial
“quadricentennial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricentennial. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quadricentennial,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quadricentennial.
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