sesquicentennial
noun
ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌse-skwi-sen-ˈte-nē-əl 
: a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquicentennial
adjective
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Eastern Market, named a national historic landmark in 1971, is still bustling today, with food vendors and a weekend flea market, and celebrates its sesquicentennial with three days of events.
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Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The apple is a tribute to the city's apple-growing history and community spirit and a perfect tie to the sesquicentennial, according to a news release.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2023
In today’s retail climate, department store birthdays are far from guaranteed, and yet Bloomingdale’s, a seasoned outlier, is celebrating its sesquicentennial.
—Caitie Kelly Caitie Kelly Kurt Soller Ellie Pithers Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
The comprehensive and visually rich exhibition catalogue extends an exquisite show at New York’s Grolier Club last fall that Stetz and her partner Mark Samuels Lasner co-curated for the sesquicentennial of Beardsley’s birth.
—Colton Valentine, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2023
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Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2023
The apple is a tribute to the city's apple-growing history and community spirit and a perfect tie to the sesquicentennial, according to a news release.
—Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 8 July 2023
In today’s retail climate, department store birthdays are far from guaranteed, and yet Bloomingdale’s, a seasoned outlier, is celebrating its sesquicentennial.
—Caitie Kelly Caitie Kelly Kurt Soller Ellie Pithers Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
The comprehensive and visually rich exhibition catalogue extends an exquisite show at New York’s Grolier Club last fall that Stetz and her partner Mark Samuels Lasner co-curated for the sesquicentennial of Beardsley’s birth.
—Colton Valentine, The New Yorker, 13 Feb. 2023
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sesquicentennial
noun
ses·qui·cen·ten·ni·al
ˌses-kwi-sen-ˈten-ē-əl
: a 150th anniversary or its celebration
sesquicentennial
adjective
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