tercentennial

ter·cen·ten·ar·y

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- 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 tercentennial word

adjective tercentennial pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years. 1
adjective tercentennial marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration. 1
noun tercentennial a 300th anniversary or its celebration. 1

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Origin of tercentennial

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 Tercentennial

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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tercentennial 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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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