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" It's funny, because in 1970 I met the Beatles quite by a chance at a party. It was the Beethoven bicentenary, and I was then also playing the Beethoven Sonatas. And that's all they wanted to hear about - I wanted to talk about them, and all they wanted to talk about was Beethoven."
Daniel Barenboim

Meaning of "bicentenary" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF BICENTENARY

ˌbaɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BICENTENARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bicentenary can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BICENTENARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bicentennial

A bicentennial or bicentenary is the two-hundredth anniversary of an event, or the celebrations pertaining thereof. It may refer to...

Definition of bicentenary in the English dictionary

The first definition of bicentenary in the dictionary is marking a 200th anniversary. Other definition of bicentenary is occurring every 200 years. Bicentenary is also lasting 200 years.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BICENTENARY

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BICENTENARY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE BICENTENARY

bimillenary · coparcenary · decenary · dictionary · duodenary · extraordinary · mercenary · millenary · novenary · octogenary · ordinary · parcenary · prolegomenary · quadringenary · senary · septenary · septuagenary · sexagenary · unmercenary · vicenary

Synonyms and antonyms of bicentenary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bicentenary» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF BICENTENARY

Find out the translation of bicentenary to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bicentenary from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bicentenary» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

二百周年
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

bicentenario
570 millions of speakers
en

English

bicentenary
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दो सौ साल का
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الذكرى المئوية الثانية
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

двухсотлетию
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

bicentenário
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

দ্বিশততমবর্ষীয়
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

bicentenaire
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bicentenary
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Zweihundertjahrfeier
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

200周年
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

이백
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bicentenary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hai trăm năm
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

இரு நூறாம் ஆண்டு விழா
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

द्विशतसांवत्सरिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

iki yüz yılda bir olan
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

bicentenario
65 millions of speakers
pl

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bicentenary
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

двохсотріччя
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bicentenarului
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δισεκατοντήριδα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bicentenary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bicentenary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bicentenary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bicentenary

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BICENTENARY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of bicentenary
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «bicentenary».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bicentenary

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QUOTES WITH «BICENTENARY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bicentenary.
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Daniel Barenboim
It's funny, because in 1970 I met the Beatles quite by a chance at a party. It was the Beethoven bicentenary, and I was then also playing the Beethoven Sonatas. And that's all they wanted to hear about - I wanted to talk about them, and all they wanted to talk about was Beethoven.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BICENTENARY»

Discover the use of bicentenary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bicentenary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tennyson Among the Poets: Bicentenary Essays
Published to mark the bicentenary of Alfred Tennyson's birth, these essays offer an important revaluation of his achievement and its lasting importance.
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, Seamus Perry, 2009
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1798: A Bicentenary Perspective
This book collects the proceedings of a conference held jointly in Belfast and Dublin to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Rebellion of 1798.
Thomas Bartlett, 2003
3
Charles Dickens: The Dickens Bicentenary, 1812-2012
Documents the life of the nineteenth-century literary master from the challenges he faced as a child laborer, his rise to one of England's foremost novelists, and his relationships with his family and friends, along with a collection of ...
Lucinda Dickens Hawksley, 2011
4
Keats: bicentenary readings
Original contributions from distinguished Romanticists cover such issues as the function of Keats's style, the shape of his career, and the relationship between his poetry and history.
Michael O'Neill, 1997
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Jane Austen: Bicentenary Essays
This volume brings together nineteen essays that marked the bicentenary of Jane Austen's birth and in doing so reflects the critical attitudes which some of the twentieth century's most influential scholars have entertained towards the ...
John Halperin, 1975
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The Politics and Management of Australia's Bicentenary Year
"An inaugural public lecture delivered in Armidale, New South Wales on 2nd June, 1986".
John Warhurst, 1986
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Bicentenary Lectures: A Historical Series Delivered on the ...
Lectures Also Delivered By Alexander Mackennal And Charles A. Berry, With A Preface By Robert Bruce.
Andrew Martin Fairbairn, J. Guinness Rogers, J. Carvell Williams, 2010
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Bicentenary of the Assembly of Divines at Westminster: held ...
The first General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland, in one of its Sessions, appointed a committee to take measures for the due commemoration of the Bicentenary. The Synod of the United Secession Church did the same. The Synod of ...
William Symington, 1843
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The martyrs of conscience: a bicentenary ode
William Thorp (rev.) Than nature's loveliest? Can it be she is blind To a beauty diviner still — To the Finger that paints, To the colours that fill, The cerulean lives of saints Who for God and mankind Do their suffering best? The poet honours duty ...
William Thorp (rev.), 1862
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Nonconformity, the development of a principle: an historical ...
... to one William Dowsing of Stratford. His journal records that, visiting Beccles on his mission, he ordered the removal of above forty ' superstitious pictures', or images, besides the ' thirteen crosses, Jesus and 10 A BICENTENARY SKETCH.
Samuel Wilton Rix, 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BICENTENARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bicentenary is used in the context of the following news items.
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Picture gallery: Bicentenary party at the Cleveland Pools
Hundreds of people joined in a party at the Cleveland Pools aiming to bring the 200-year-old historic site back to life with music, theatre and ... «Bath Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Ashes 2015: A game of village cricket showed how close we are
There were multiple ironies in commemoration of Parkes' bicentenary with a game of cricket on the ground at Stoneleigh Abbey, 12 years ago ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
3
City's tribute to computer genius George Boole to mark 200th …
To celebrate the bicentenary of his birth, the University of Lincoln is hosting an exhibition showcasing a timeline of Boole's life. Using an ... «Lincolnshire Echo, Jul 15»
4
Royal Yacht Squadron Bicentenary – international team racing clubs …
With less than a month until the start of the Royal Yacht Squadron's Bicentenary International Regatta, entries for the team racing division are ... «BYM News, Jul 15»
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Comment: Shared story inspires us
Comment: I'M old enough to remember Australia's bicentenary (Perhaps I should add "unfortunately" to this sentence). I was living in Sydney ... «Toowoomba Chronicle, Jul 15»
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Night light: Warm praise for colourful winter festival
"It was another great celebration as part of our bicentenary year. "It demonstrated a willingness of our residents to get out in the community.". «Western Advocate, Jul 15»
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People in Waterloo mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of …
Overtown and Waterloo Community Council organised a public exhibition to celebrate the bicentenary of the conflict at Waterloo Memorial Hall ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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Students learn life skills at Don Bosco camp
... 6 as part of the year-long celebrations of the bicentenary of the birth of Saint John Bosco, the Italian educator-saint and friend of the young. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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Cricket: Skipper Ryan stars as Knaresborough CC clinch Addison …
Cricket: Skipper Ryan stars as Knaresborough CC clinch Addison Cup in bicentenary year. Knaresborough's Eddie Barnes smacks one ... «Ripon Today, Jul 15»
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Competition to mark bicentenary of Ada Lovelace
Female students with an interest in computing are invited to enter a competition to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ada Lovelace, ... «Eureka, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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