semicentenary

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semicentenary

/ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnˈtɛnəri/ US
/ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsɛnəˌnɛri/ US
/ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsɛntəˌnɛri/ US
/ˌsɛmiˌsɛnˈtɛnəri/ US
/ˌsɛmiˈsɛnəˌnɛri/ US
/ˌsɛmiˈsɛntəˌnɛri/ US
/ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtiːnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtiːnəri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnəri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsnˈtiːnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsənˈtiːnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsnˈtiːnəri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsənˈtiːnəri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsnˈtɛnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsənˈtɛnri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsnˈtɛnəri/ UK
/ˌsɛmɪsənˈtɛnəri/ UK

Where it comes from

From semi- (“half”) + centenary (“100th anniversary”), q.v.

noun semicentenaries

Synonym of semicentennial: a 50th anniversary. The city celebrated its semicentenary last year.
Similar: semicentennial

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"semicentenary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/semicentenary. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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semicentenary. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/semicentenary

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"semicentenary." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/semicentenary.

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@misc{semicentenary_2026,
  title = {semicentenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/semicentenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}