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sesquicentenary


ses·qui·cen·te·na·ry

noun
\-kwi-sen-ˈte-nə-rē, -ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē, -sen-ˈtē-nə-rē\

Definition of SESQUICENTENARY

: sesquicentennial

First Known Use of SESQUICENTENARY

1954

Rhymes with SESQUICENTENARY

beneficiary, devolutionary, eleemosynary, evidentiary, evolutionary, extraliterary, insurrectionary, intermediary, paramilitary, penitentiary, quatercentenary, revolutionary, supernumerary, valetudinary

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