sestercentennial

noun

A 250th anniversary.

“The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.”

First used the 1980sScrabble 18

Meanings

nounsestercentennial (plural sestercentennials)

plural sestercentennials

  1. A 250th anniversary.First known use the 1980s

    The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.

    4 more examples

    Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the sestercentennial celebration of the town of New Windsor, New York, which was established on April 5, 1763.

    2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record

    Plans for the sestercentennial will be informed by values that are central to the College’s mission—a vital engagement with the liberal arts, a profound sense of place, enduring fellowship, and an adventuresome spirit.

    2015 November 16, Susan J. Boutwell, “Planning Begins for College’s 250th Celebration”, in Dartmouth College, archived from the original on 03 Jul 2022

    This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.

    2020, Larry D. Smith, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Two and One-half Centuries in the Making, Bedford County Historical Society, page 1089

    An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union's Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union's historic Common.

    2024 July 2, “Enter the Haggis to Play Union's Sestercentennial”, in Bangor Daily News, archived from the original on 05 Jul 2024

    Synonyms: semiquincentennial, bisesquicentennial, bicenquinquagenary

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Blend of sesterce (a two and a half coin) + centennial, or from Latin sēster(tius) + centennial.

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