quingenary

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quingenary

/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ US
/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/ US
/kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/ UK
/kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/ UK
/ˈkwɪnd͡ʒɪn(ə)ɹi/ UK

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From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.

noun quingenaries

rare Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
Similar: quincentennial

adjective

historical, not comparable Of or related to units of 500 men.

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@misc{quingenary_2026,
  title = {quingenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/quingenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}