semicentenary
English
Etymology
From semi- (“half”) + centenary (“100th anniversary”)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsɛˌmaɪˌsɛnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsɛnəˌnɛri/, /ˌsɛˌmaɪˈsɛntəˌnɛri/, /ˌsɛmiˌsɛnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌsɛmiˈsɛnəˌnɛri/, /ˌsɛmiˈsɛntəˌnɛri/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtiːnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtiːnəri/, /ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsɛnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌsɛmɪsnˈtiːnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsənˈtiːnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsnˈtiːnəri/, /ˌsɛmɪsənˈtiːnəri/, /ˌsɛmɪsnˈtɛnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsənˈtɛnri/, /ˌsɛmɪsnˈtɛnəri/, /ˌsɛmɪsənˈtɛnəri/
Noun
semicentenary (plural semicentenaries)
- Synonym of semicentennial: a 50th anniversary.
- The city celebrated its semicentenary last year.
Derived terms
- semicentenarian
References
- “semi-, prefix”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.