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- [bahy-sen-ten-uh-ree, bahy-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British bahy-sen-tee-nuh-ree]
- /ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, baɪˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌbaɪ sɛnˈti nə ri/
- /ˌbaɪ.senˈtiː.nər.i/
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- [bahy-sen-ten-uh-ree, bahy-sen-tn-er-ee; especially British bahy-sen-tee-nuh-ree]
- /ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, baɪˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British ˌbaɪ sɛnˈti nə ri/
Definitions of bicentenary word
- countable noun bicentenary A bicentenary is a year in which you celebrate something important that happened exactly two hundred years earlier. 3
- adjective bicentenary marking a 200th anniversary 3
- adjective bicentenary occurring every 200 years 3
- adjective bicentenary lasting 200 years 3
- noun bicentenary a 200th anniversary 3
- abbreviation BICENTENARY bicentennial 3
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Origin of bicentenary
First appearance:
before 1860 One of the 29% newest English words
First recorded in 1860-65; bi-1 + centenary
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Parts of speech for Bicentenary
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bicentenary popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.
bicentenary usage trend in Literature
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noun bicentenary
- anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
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