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quasquicentennial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
quasqui-cen-ten-ni-al
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a period of 125 years.

noun

A 125th anniversary.

noun

A celebration to mark such an anniversary.

Etymology

From quasqui- (“quarter”) + centennial, from Latin quadrāns (“quarter”) or Latin quārtus (“fourth”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does quasquicentennial mean?
Relating to a period of 125 years.
Where does quasquicentennial come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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