quatercentenary
American Heritage Dictionary:
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qua·ter·cen·ten·a·ry
(kwŏt'ər-sĕn-tĕn'ə-rē, -sĕn'tə-nĕr'ē) 
n., pl., -ries.
A quadricentennial.
n., pl., -ries.
A quadricentennial.
[Latin quater, four times; see quaternary + CENTENARY.]
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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quatercentenary
pronounced kwat-, means 'a four-hundredth anniversary' and is derived from the Latin word quater meaning 'four times'. It is a common error to treat the word as if it began with quarter-.
| quasi-, quarto, quarter | |
| quattrocento, queer, question mark |
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