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sexcentenary, a. and n.|sɛksˈsɛntɪnərɪ, -sɛnˈtiːnərɪ|
[In A. 1, f. L. sexcentēnī, distributive of sexcentī 600; in A. 2 and B, f. sex- + centenary.]
A. adj.
1. Pertaining to the number 600: see quot.
1779J. Bernoulli (title) A Sexcentenary Table; exhibiting, at sight, The Result of any Proportion, Where the Terms do not exceed 600 Seconds or 10 Minutes. 1841Penny Cycl. XXI. 320/1. 1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 9/1.
2. Relating to a period of 600 years.
1864Times 15 June 11/3 The sexcentenary Festival of Merton College, Oxford.
B. n. The six-hundredth anniversary (of an event).
1885Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 98/1 Worcester College..has recently celebrated the sexcentenary of its first building in 1283 as Gloucester Hall. 1909Q. Rev. Jan. 158 The sexcentenary of the birth of Dante. |
