quingenary
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin quīngēnārius (“containing 500”), from Latin quīngēnī (“500 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from quīngentī (“five hundreds”). Cognate with quingenarious and quinquagenary.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/, /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒəˌnɛɹi/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kwɪnˈd͡ʒiːn(ə)ɹi/, /kwɪnˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹi/, /ˈkwɪnd͡ʒɪn(ə)ɹi/
Noun
[edit]quingenary (plural quingenaries)
- (rare) Synonym of quincentennial: A 500th anniversary.
Adjective
[edit]quingenary (not comparable)
References
[edit]- “quingenary, n. and adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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