sesquicentenary
(ˌsɛskwɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ)
[f. sesqui- + centenary n.]
A one-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary; a festival celebrating this; = sesquicentennial n.
| 1961 in Webster. 1969 New Scientist 20 Nov. 389/1 The Cambridge Philosophical Society has just celebrated its sesquicentenary. 1978 Times 9 Jan. 9/7 This weekend's two ‘Mainly Schubert’ concerts..were of a kind to make one wish that his centenary celebrations, this year is the sesquicentenary of his death, came around more often. |