Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sesquicentennially

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sesqui-cen-ten-ni-al-ly
IPA
32
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
6
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Celebrated after 150 years.

Etymology

From sesquicentennial + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does sesquicentennially mean?
Celebrated after 150 years.
Where does sesquicentennially come from?
From sesquicentennial + -ly.

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