sesquicentennial
English
/ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtɛni.əl/
adj
Definitions
- Occurring every 150 years.
- Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary.
Etymology
Prefix from English centennial (of 100 years), sesqui- (one and a half, one-and-a-half) + English cent- + English -ennial.
Origin
English
-ennial
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ennial English
- bicentennial English
- cent- English
- centennial English
- centennially English
- intercentennial English
- multicentennial English
- quadricentennial English
- semicentennial English
- septicentennial English
- sesqui- English
- sesquicentennially English
- silsesquioxane English
- tricentennial English
- sēsqui- Latin