n. pl. quad·ri·cen·ten·a·ries A 400th anniversary or celebration. adj. Of or relating to a span of 400 years or to a 400th anniversary. [From alteration of Latin quadringentī, quadrigentī, four hundred (on the model of such words as TERCENTENARY); see kwetwer- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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