Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

semimillennial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: semimil-len-ni-al
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to a 500th anniversary.

noun

A 500th anniversary.

Example Sentences

"On the occasion of the semimillennial anniversary of Uppsala University, Twelfth Symphony by the romantic Swedish composer Allan PETTERSSON, entitled De Döda på Torget (The Dead in the Marketplace) for chorus and orchestra […] is performed for the first time by the Stockholm Philharmonic."
"At a casual glance [Karl] Jaspers’ words seem to deprecate research, strange doctrine to preach at the semimillennial of an institution of learning as distinguished as the University of Basel."

Etymology

From semi- + millennial.

Inflected Forms

semimillennials (plural)

Synonyms

quincentennial

Questions

What does semimillennial mean?: Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
Where does semimillennial come from?: From semi- + millennial.

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