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bicentennial.

Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/UK, US

  1. Relating to the 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

    not-comparable

  2. Occurring every two hundred (200) years.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial English bicentennial From bi- + centennial.

noun/ˌbaɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl/UK, US

  1. The 200th anniversary of an event or happening.

    The US bicentennial in 1976 was celebrated greatly because the economy happened to be good.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Italic *dwi- Latin bi-bor. English bi- Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial English bicentennial From bi- + centennial.

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