quingenary

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US/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/US/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/UK/kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/UK/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒɪn(ə)ɹi/

noun

Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

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quincentennial
OriginLatin quīngēnārius →
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Meanings

nounquingenary (plural quingenaries)

plural quingenaries

  1. rareSynonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

    Synonyms: quincentennial

adjectivequingenary (not comparable)
  1. historicalnot comparablegovernmentOf or related to units of 500 men.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

Similar
quincentennial
Also see
quincentennial

Origin

  1. Latinquīngēnī“500 each”
  2. Latinquīngēnārius“containing 500”
  3. Englishquingenary

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

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APA

quingenary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quingenary

MLA

“quingenary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quingenary. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “quingenary,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/quingenary.

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