tercentenaries
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tercentenaries — n. three hundredth anniversaryter·cen·te·nar·y· || ‚tÉœrsen tnÉ™rɪ /‚tÉœËsen tɪËnrɪ … English contemporary dictionary
tercentenary — /terr sen ten euh ree, terr sen tn er ee/; esp. Brit. /terr sen tee neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. tercentenaries. tricentennial. Also, tercentennial. [1835 45; TER + CENTENARY] * * * … Universalium
tercentenary — ter|cen|te|na|ry [ˌtə:senˈti:nəri US ˌtə:rsenˈtenəri, tə:rˈsentəneri] n plural tercentenaries BrE [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: ter three times + English centenary] the day or year exactly 300 years after a particular event … Dictionary of contemporary English
tercentenary — noun (plural tercentenaries) a three hundredth anniversary. Derivatives tercentennial adjective &noun … English new terms dictionary
tercentenary — UK [ˌtɜː(r)sənˈtiːnərɪ] / US [ˌtɜrs(ə)nˈtenərɪ] / US [tɜrˈsentəˌnerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms tercentenary : singular tercentenary plural tercentenaries a celebration that takes place when something has been in existence or has been happening … English dictionary
tercentenary — /tɜsənˈtinəri / (say tersuhn teenuhree), / ˈtɛn / (say ten ) adjective 1. of or relating to a 300th anniversary. –noun (plural tercentenaries) 2. a 300th anniversary. 3. its celebration. 4. a period of 300 years. Also, tercentennial. {Latin ter… …
tercentenary — ► NOUN (pl. tercentenaries) ▪ a three hundredth anniversary. DERIVATIVES tercentennial adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
tercentennial — tercentenary ► NOUN (pl. tercentenaries) ▪ a three hundredth anniversary. DERIVATIVES tercentennial adjective & noun … English terms dictionary
tercentenary — [tʉr΄senten′ē əl, tər sen′ten′ē əltʉr΄sen ten′ər ē, tər sen′tə ner΄ē] adj., n. pl. tercentenaries [L ter, three times (akin to tres,THREE) + CENTENARY] TRICENTENNIAL: also tercentennial [tʉr΄senten′ē əl, tər sen′ten′ē əl] … English World dictionary
