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bicentenary

/baɪsˈɛntɪnˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English

Syllables
bi-cen-te-nary
IPA
/baɪsˈɛntɪnˌɛɹi/
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bicentennial (“a 200th anniversary”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin centēnāriusder. English centenary English bicentenary From bi- + centenary.

Inflected Forms

bicentenaries (plural)

Synonyms

bicentennial

Questions

How do you pronounce bicentenary?
The recorded pronunciation is /baɪsˈɛntɪnˌɛɹi/.
What does bicentenary mean?
Synonym of bicentennial (“a 200th anniversary”).
Where does bicentenary come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin centēnāriusder. English centenary English bicentenary From bi- + centenary.

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