tercentenary

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tercentenary

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From ter- + centenary, after Latin ter centēnī (“three hundred each”).

noun tercentenaries

Synonym of tricentennial (“a 300th anniversary”). Adventures and romance only take on their adventurous and romantic qualities at second-hand. Live them, and they are just a slice of life like the rest. In literature they become as charming as this dismal ball would be if we were celebrating its tercentenary.
Similar: tricentennial

adjective

not comparable Synonym of tricentennial (“of or relating to a 300th anniversary”).
Similar: tricentennial

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@misc{tercentenary_2026,
  title = {tercentenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tercentenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}