quasquicentennial

noun

quas·​qui·​centennial

¦kwäskwē,

-kwə̇+

: a 125th anniversary

quasquicentennial adjective

Word History

Etymology

Latin quadrans quarter or quartus fourth + English sesquicentennial

First Known Use

1962, in the meaning defined above

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