quadricentennial: Meaning and Definition of

quad•ri•cen•ten•ni•al

Pronunciation: (kwod"ru-sen-ten'ē-ul), [key]
— adj.
  1. of, pertaining to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years.
—n.
  1. a quadricentennial anniversary.
  2. its celebration.
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