tercentenary

ter·cen·ten·ar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [tur-sen-ten-uh-ree, tur-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British tur-sen-tee-nuh-ree]
- /ˌtɜr sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, tɜrˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌtɜr sɛnˈti nə ri/
- /ˌtɜː.senˈtiː.nər.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [tur-sen-ten-uh-ree, tur-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British tur-sen-tee-nuh-ree]
- /ˌtɜr sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, tɜrˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌtɜr sɛnˈti nə ri/

Definitions of tercentenary word

noun tercentenary commemoration of 300 years 1
adjective tercentenary commemorating 300 years 1
singular noun tercentenary A tercentenary is a day or a year which is exactly three hundred years after an important event such as the birth of a famous person. 0
adjective tercentenary of or relating to a period of 300 years 0
adjective tercentenary of or relating to a 300th anniversary or its celebration 0
noun tercentenary an anniversary of 300 years or its celebration 0

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Origin of tercentenary

First appearance:

before 1835

One of the 34% newest English words

First recorded in 1835-45; ter- + centenary

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Parts of speech for Tercentenary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tercentenary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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