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- [bahy-sen-ten-ee-uh l]
- /ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl/
- /ˌbaɪ.senˈten.i.əl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bahy-sen-ten-ee-uh l]
- /ˌbaɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl/
Definitions of bicentennial word
- countable noun bicentennial A bicentennial is the same as a bicentenary. 3
- adjective bicentennial Bicentennial celebrations are held to celebrate a bicentenary. 3
- adjective bicentennial happening once in a period of 200 years 3
- adjective bicentennial lasting 200 years 3
- adjective bicentennial of a 200th anniversary 3
- noun bicentennial a 200th anniversary or its commemoration 3
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Origin of bicentennial
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; bi-1 + centennial
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Parts of speech for Bicentennial
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
bicentennial popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
bicentennial usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for bicentennial
noun bicentennial
- 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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