tricentennial

English

Etymology

By surface analysis, tri- +‎ centennial and tri- +‎ cent- +‎ -ennial.

Noun

tricentennial (plural tricentennials)

  1. The 300th anniversary of an event or happening.
    Synonyms: tricentenary, tercentenary
    Hypernym: anniversary
    Coordinate terms: centennial (100), bicentennial (200), semiquincentennial (250), sestercentennial (250), quincentennial (500), millennial (1000)

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Adjective

tricentennial (not comparable)

  1. Occurring every three hundred (300) years.

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