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Meaning of "sesquicentenary" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SESQUICENTENARY

sesquicentenary  [ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SESQUICENTENARY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sesquicentenary is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES SESQUICENTENARY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sesquicentenary

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 sesquicentenary in the English dictionary

The definition of sesquicentenary in the dictionary is a hundred and fiftieth anniversary. Other definition of sesquicentenary is a celebration of a hundred and fiftieth anniversary.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SESQUICENTENARY


beanery
ˈbiːnərɪ
bicentenary
ˌbaɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
catenary
kəˈtiːnərɪ
centenary
sɛnˈtiːnərɪ
deanery
ˈdiːnərɪ
greenery
ˈɡriːnərɪ
machinery
məˈʃiːnərɪ
novocentenary
ˌnəʊvəʊsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
octingentenary
ˌɒktɪndʒenˈtiːnərɪ
octocentenary
ˌɒktəʊsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
plenary
ˈpliːnərɪ
quatercentenary
ˌkwætəsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
quincentenary
ˌkwɪnsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
quingentenary
ˌkwɪndʒɛnˈtiːnərɪ
quinquecentenary
ˌkwɪŋkwɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
scenary
ˈsiːnərɪ
scenery
ˈsiːnərɪ
sexcentenary
ˌsɛksɛnˈtiːnərɪ
tercentenary
ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ
tricentenary
ˌtraɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SESQUICENTENARY

sese
seseli
sesey
sesh
Sesostris I
Sesotho
sesquialter
sesquialtera
sesquicarbonate
sesquicentennial
sesquicentennially
sesquioxide
sesquipedal
sesquipedalian
sesquipedalianism
sesquipedality
sesquiplicate
sesquisulphide
sesquiterpene
sesquitertia

WORDS THAT END LIKE SESQUICENTENARY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of sesquicentenary in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sesquicentenary» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SESQUICENTENARY

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

Translator English - Chinese

sesquicentenary
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sesquicentenary
570 millions of speakers

English

sesquicentenary
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sesquicentenary
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sesquicentenary
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sesquicentenary
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sesquicentenário
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sesquicentenary
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sesquicentenary
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sesquicentenary
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sesquicentenary
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sesquicentenary
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sesquicentenary
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sesquicentenary
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sesquicentenary
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sesquicentenary
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेस्क्यूसेन्टेनरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sesquicentenary
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sesquicentenary
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sesquicentenary
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sesquicentenary
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sesquicentenary
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sesquicentenary
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sesquicentenary
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sesquicentenary
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sesquicentenary
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sesquicentenary

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SESQUICENTENARY»

The term «sesquicentenary» is used very little and occupies the 159.465 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SESQUICENTENARY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sesquicentenary» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sesquicentenary» 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 sesquicentenary

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SESQUICENTENARY»

Discover the use of sesquicentenary in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sesquicentenary and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Sesquicentenary of the Archdiocese of Brisbane: 150th ...
A program of events to celebrate the Sesquicentenary of the Archdiocese of Brisbane.
‎2009
2
Newington College: A Sesquicentenary History 1863-2013
This is the story of Newington College from an idea that took root in Sydneys Wesleyan Methodist community to its current incarnation a century and a half later as a leading independent Uniting Church school, one that is open to all.
Stephen Gapps, 2012
3
What Can Australia Do to Create a More Just World?: Jesuit ...
The theme of the series was 'What can Australia do to create a more just world?' Jesuits Frank Brennan and Mark Raper spoke at each seminar, as well as a local individual with personal knowledge and experience of working for social justice.
Anna-Louise Van Gelder, 2000
4
The Nationals: The Progressive, Country, and National Party ...
This work was made possible by the establishment in June 2002 of the Committee for the Sesquicentenary of Responsible Government in New South Wales 1856-2006. Through this Committee and an associated Trust, the NSW Parliament ...
Paul Davey, 2006
5
The Premiers of New South Wales, 1856-2005: 1856-1901
He was the teacher or colleague of all but one of the members of the Sesquicentenary Committee. One of those students was his co-editor David Clune. They have collaborated previously with Michael Hogan, another Committee member, ...
David Clune, Ken Turner, 2006
6
Norfolk Island 1856-2006: Sesquicentenary Celebration
What happened to the descendants of the the mutineers Where did they live? Within the pages of this publication lie the answers to these are many more questions.
Jodie Williams, Lorraine Bataille, 2006
7
Engineering at Trinity, incorporating a record of the School ...
SESQUICENTENARY. CELEBRATIONS. November 1991 In 1989 it was decided that the 150th Anniversary of the opening of the School of Engineering in Trinity College Dublin should be marked by a programme of special events, ...
Ronald C. Cox, Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Engineering, 1993
8
Harvests of Change: The Royal Agricultural Society of ...
SESQUICENTENARY. OF. THE. RASE. The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the English Agricultural Society was celebrated on 9 May 1988 when the RASE held ...
Nicholas Goddard, 1988
9
Papers and Proceedings
The Sesquicentenary of the granting of the Royal Charter was marked by an invitation from the President, Sir Phillip Bennett, to hold the Annual General Meeting at Government House. Over 80 members, from many parts of the State accepted ...
Royal Society of Tasmania, 1991
10
Vatican treasures: early Christian, Renaissance, and baroque ...
early Christian, Renaissance, and baroque art from the papal collections : an exhibition in honor of the sesquicentenary of the Diocese of Cleveland Robert P. Bergman, Diane DeGrazia, Stephen N. Fliegel, Catholic Church. Diocese of ...
Robert P. Bergman, Diane DeGrazia, Stephen N. Fliegel, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SESQUICENTENARY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sesquicentenary is used in the context of the following news items.
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150 years on, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll …
We are led to these musings on the occasion of the sesquicentenary of the first publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This hallucinogenic excursion ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
2
Metro Watch
... or colleges may apply to The Old Frees Association for The OFA Sesquicentenary Education Fund. The closing date is on July 31. Call 04-2269290 for details. «The Star Online, Jul 15»
3
St Joseph's only college in TN to get special heritage status
The college celebrated its centenary in 1944 and sesquicentenary in 1995 and was awarded the Five-Star status by NAAC in 2000. The UGC recognised it as a ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
4
Column 8: Sesquicentenary
"Further to the Scrabble debate over triple scores," adds Geoff Walters, of Alstonville (311 points for zygodactyl, Column 8, Tuesday), "the following is possible. «The Age, Jun 15»
5
Sesquicentenary Cup - A resounding success!
The Sesquicentenary Cup was held on Saturday the 31st of January to celebrate the Royal Perth Yacht Club's 150th anniversary and it was a resounding ... «Sail World, Feb 15»
6
Back to the future with Waitangi logo
At the 1990 Sesquicentenary (you had to be there to be certain of the spelling) the nation had, well, the same logo. Except the whole thing was red then which ... «Stuff.co.nz, Dec 14»
7
Australia's oldest couple sell time warp Mosman home after 76 years
... Corp Australia. It was also the year of Australia's sesquicentenary, marked in Sydney with a spectacular parade that took two hours to pass through George St. «The Daily Telegraph, Dec 14»
8
150 years since The Sophie
Historian Ian Stehbens from Imbil is one of the organisers of the sesquicentenary. His double great grandfather Detlef Staeben (original spelling) and wife Anna ... «Gympie Times, Sep 14»
9
Party weekend for capital's 150th
The Wellington City Council is planning a weekend-long birthday bash to celebrate the sesquicentenary of Wellington becoming the capital city next July, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Sep 14»
10
Australia's first cookbook- the English and Australian Cookery Book …
... Australian Cookery Book (it is subtitled Cookery for the many, as well as for the 'upper ten thousand') sold fewer than 3000 copies and the sesquicentenary of ... «The Australian, Sep 14»

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