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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMICENTENNIAL

semicentennial  [ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMICENTENNIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semicentennial 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 SEMICENTENNIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

semicentennial

Anniversary

An anniversary is a day that commemorates or celebrates a past event that occurred on the same date of the year as the initial event. For example, the first event is the initial occurrence or, if planned, the inaugural of the event. One year later would be the first anniversary of that event. The word was first used for Catholic feasts to commemorate saints.

Definition of semicentennial in the English dictionary

The first definition of semicentennial in the dictionary is of or relating to the 50th anniversary of some event. Other definition of semicentennial is occurring once every 50 years. Semicentennial is also a 50th anniversary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMICENTENNIAL


biennial
baɪˈɛnɪəl
centennial
sɛnˈtɛnɪəl
decennial
dɪˈsɛnɪəl
duodecennial
ˌdjuːəʊdɪˈsɛnɪəl
novennial
nəʊˈvɛnɪəl
octennial
ɒkˈtɛnɪəl
perennial
pəˈrɛnɪəl
postmillennial
ˌpəʊstmɪˈlɛnɪəl
premillennial
ˌpriːmɪˈlɛnɪəl
quadrennial
kwɒˈdrɛnɪəl
quadricentennial
ˌkwɒdrɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
quadriennial
ˌkwɒdrɪˈɛnɪəl
quinquennial
kwɪnˈkwɛnɪəl
septennial
sɛpˈtɛnɪəl
sesquicentennial
ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
sexennial
sɛkˈsɛnɪəl
tercentennial
ˌtɜːsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
tricentennial
ˌtraɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl
triennial
traɪˈɛnɪəl
vicennial
vɪˈsɛnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMICENTENNIAL

semicarbazide
semicarbazone
semichorus
semicircle
semicircular canal
semicircularly
semicirque
semicivilised
semicivilized
semiclassic
semiclassical
semicolon
semicolonial
semicolonialism
semicolony
semicoma
semicomatose
semicommercial
semiconducting
semiconduction

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMICENTENNIAL

bicentennial
bimillennial
ceremonial
colonial
congenial
cranial
denial
extracranial
finial
genial
hardy perennial
intracranial
matrimonial
millennial
multimillennial
patrimonial
quatercentennial
quincentennial
testimonial
venial

Synonyms and antonyms of semicentennial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «semicentennial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMICENTENNIAL

Find out the translation of semicentennial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of semicentennial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «semicentennial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

semicentennial
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Cincuentenario
570 millions of speakers

English

semicentennial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

semicentennial
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

semicentennial
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полувековой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

semicentennial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

semicentennial
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

semicentennial
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Semenatus tahun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

semicentennial
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

50周年
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오십년
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semisentennial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

năm chục năm có một lần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

semicentennial
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धसेवार्षिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

semicentennial
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

semicentennial
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

semicentennial
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півстолітній
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semicentennial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

semicentennial
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vyftig jaarlikse
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

semicentennial
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

semicentennial
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of semicentennial

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMICENTENNIAL»

The term «semicentennial» is used very little and occupies the 165.790 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMICENTENNIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «semicentennial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «semicentennial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMICENTENNIAL»

Discover the use of semicentennial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to semicentennial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Semicentennial Addresses of the American Mathematical Society
This volume offers brief treatises on several mathematical areas and a historical summary of American contributions to mathematics during the Society's first fifty years. To download free chapters of this book, click here.
Raymond Clare Archibald, 1938
2
The Celebration of Nevada's Semicentennial of Statehood
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Jeanne Elizabeth Wier, 2010
3
Semicentennial Publications of the University of California
WESTERN. HEMISPHERE. The words "strategy of peace" may seem at first thought to connote some contradiction, if not confusion, of terms. Strategy is usually thought of as the management of war; the ways of peace are ways of pleasantness ...
University of California, Berkeley
4
Thoburn and India; Semicentennial Sermon and Addresses ...
Title: Thoburn and India; Semicentennial Sermon and Addresses Delivered at the Thoburn Jubilee, Celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Bishop James M. Thoburn's Sailing for India Publisher: New York, Eaton
William Henry Crawford, 2010
5
Brief History of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Lilley B Caswell, 2011
6
Semicentennial Sermon, Containing a History of Middlebury, ...
Being The First Thanksgiving Day, After The Expiration Of Half A Century From The Organization Of The Congregational Church.
Thomas Abbot Merrill, 2010
7
Defining Moments: African American Commemoration and ...
Semicentennial celebrations represented both the diversity and the fundamental community of African American historical memory in the early twentieth century. Across the country, black communities commemorated Emancipation as the most  ...
Kathleen Ann Clark, 2006
8
The Professor and the Profession
18. Semicentennial. Retrospections. The. Past. as. Perspective. v. “Well, all right," the young man said, "what can you say for the schooling of your day?" My challenger works in college admissions. "How can you convince anybody that you ...
Robert Bechtold Heilman, 1999
9
Beyond the Battlefield: Race, Memory & the American Civil War
Fifty. Years. of. Freedom. The. Memory. of. Emancipation. at. the. Civil. War. Semicentennial,. 1911-1915. But the men composing the same group in two successive periods are like two tree stumps that touch at their extremities but do not form ...
David W. Blight, 2002
10
Annual Report
Secretary Johnson then read the report of the Committee on the Semicentennial Exposition, which was as follows: - To the Oflicers and Members of the State Society of Labor: GENTLEMEN—Your committee, appointed at the last convention of ...
Kansas. Dept. of Labor and Industry, 1907

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMICENTENNIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term semicentennial is used in the context of the following news items.
1
How to Make a Coffee Ice Cream Soda
Green is said to have created it while tending a concessionaire at the 1874 Semicentennial Franklin Institute Exposition in Philadelphia. One story says he ran ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Jul 15»
2
Restoring a Lackluster World's Fair Sculpture for Legacy's Sake
As the World's Fair semicentennial winds down this summer, a crew of young apprentices is rehabilitating a monumental bronze by Marshall M. Fredericks that ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
Scene Here: Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow, Ashfield's semicentennial
Stage lights shine down on a legion of beards. They sprout from Ashfield men young and old, tall and short. Some beards are just wiry tufts, some fluffy and soft ... «Valley Advocate, Jun 15»
4
Shelby American Celebrates Semicentennial
Ram Recalls Almost 67,000 Pickup Trucks Mercedes Self-Driving Concept Teased... Shelby American Celebrates Semicentennial. Share · Tweet. Subscribe ... «AutoGuide.com, Dec 14»
5
Here's to 50! Events to mark Verrazano's semicentennial
Events to mark Verrazano's semicentennial. By Max Jaeger. The Brooklyn Paper. Share on TwitterTweet. Share on Facebook. Subscribe. Get our stories in your ... «Brooklyn Paper, Nov 14»
6
50th Anniversary Kennedy Silver Collection Release
The last of three United States Mint products to celebrate the semicentennial of the Kennedy half-dollar launches today at noon EDT for $99.95. With four silver ... «CoinNews.net, Oct 14»
7
The Week in Birmingham History: Arrington elected mayor; Harding …
President Warren Harding speaking from a platform at Woodrow Wilson Park during his visit for the Semicentennial of Birmingham in 1921. (Bhamwiki). «AL.com, Oct 14»
8
Auburn prepares to celebrate 150 years
Auburn hosted semicentennial and centennial celebrations to mark those milestones. Stamer said many community members still remember attending the ... «The State Journal-Register, Aug 14»
9
Celebrating Nevada's 50th anniversary, by the book
In late October 1914 the state's proud promoters celebrated its “Semicentennial of Statehood" with a 48-page hardback from the State Printing Office and edited ... «Las Vegas Review-Journal, Jul 14»
10
The Alumni Parade, our tradition of 'universal enthusiasm and great …
... college's transition from Maine State Seminary to Bates College in 1864. The college chose to celebrate the semicentennial during Commencement, in June. «Bates Magazine, Jun 14»

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