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quingenary.

Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

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noun/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/General-American/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/General-American/kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.

    rare
Where this word comes from

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

adj/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/General-American/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/General-American/kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Of or related to units of 500 men.

    historical · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

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