What is a Quadricentennial?

Definition of quadricentennial
: a 400th anniversary or its celebration.
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What is 500 years called?

quin·cen·ten·a·ry

adj. Of or relating to a span of 500 years or to a 500th anniversary.
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How long is Quadricentennial?

of, relating to, or marking the completion of a period of four hundred years. a quadricentennial anniversary.
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What is a 400 year anniversary called?

Definition of quatercentenary

: a 400th anniversary or its celebration.
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What is the 100 year called?

a centennial. a period of 100 years; century.
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What is an Oxygenarian?

The word "Oxygenarian" is a play on the word "Octogenarian", which is a person who has lived at least 80 years.
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What is every 1000 years called?

Since in Latin mille means "thousand", a millennium lasts 1,000 years.
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What is a Quadranscentennial?

Noun. quadranscentennial (plural quadranscentennials) The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.
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What is 300 years called?

tercentennial. / (ˌtɜːsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) / adjective. of or relating to a period of 300 years.
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Is 2021 the 400th Thanksgiving?

Today it is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday of November, but the American tradition of a special day of thanksgiving has as its foundation the Pilgrim harvest festivities of 1621. This year, 2021, marks the 400th anniversary of that celebration.
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What do you call every 25 years?

Certain jubilees are referred to with specific names to indicate a particular anniversary. For example: silver jubilee: 25th anniversary. golden jubilee: 50th anniversary. diamond jubilee: 60th anniversary (or 75th anniversary)
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What do you call a 50 year anniversary?

Traditional names exist for some of them: for instance, 50 years of marriage is called a "golden wedding anniversary" or simply a "golden anniversary" or "golden wedding".
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What is half a centennial called?

Definition of semicentennial

: a 50th anniversary or its celebration.
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What is a 90 year old man called?

A person between 80 and 89 is called an octogenarian. A person between 90 and 99 is called a nonagenarian. A person between 100 and 109 is called a centenarian. A person 110 years old or older is called a supercentenarian.
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What is 10,000 years called?

Decamillennium- A period of ten thousand years.
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Is there a word for 1 million years?

A million years is called a megaannum, which is often abbreviated 'Ma. ' This term comes from the word parts 'mega' which means 'huge' and 'annum'... See full answer below.
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What is a Tricentenary?

tricentennial (ˌtraɪsɛnˈtɛnɪəl)

/ (ˌtraɪsɛnˈtiːnərɪ) / adjective. of or relating to a period of 300 years. of or relating to a 300th anniversary or its celebration. noun plural -tenaries or -tennials.
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What is Semisesquicentennial?

Likewise “septaquintaquinquecentennial” is a coined word for 175 years when it literally means 35,000 years! Here are the proper designations for anniversaries in the nature of reference: Semicentennial 50 years (1889) Semisesquicentennial 75 years (1914)
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What do you get for 25 years married?

The traditional 25th anniversary gift is silver. You could take this literally and give jewelry, a silver keychain, or sterling picture frames, or you could instead give them a card or another item that is silver in color. What is the 25th anniversary called? The 25th anniversary is called the silver anniversary.
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What are 20 years called?

vicennial. / (vɪˈsɛnɪəl) / adjective. occurring every 20 years. relating to or lasting for a period of 20 years.
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What age is Silver Jubilee?

Silver Jubilee: marks 25 years on the throne. Ruby Jubilee: 40 years. Golden Jubilee: 50 years. Diamond Jubilee: 60 years.
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What is 1000000000 years called?

Some terms referenced do have year values assigned to them (Epoch at 1,000,000 years and Aeon at 1,000,000,000 years) but common usage relates to geological time periods which are not consistent in length.
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What millennium are we in now?

In contemporary history, the third millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era in the Gregorian calendar is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000 (21st to 30th centuries).
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Is there a word for 15 years?

Quindecennial Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com.
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