Quadranscentennial

/ˈkwɒd.ɹən.sɛnˈtɛn.ɪ.əl/ · noun

Meaning

The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening..

Definitions by Sense

1. The twenty-fifth anniversary of an event or happening.
2. Occurring every twenty-five years.
3. Of or related to a twenty-five-year period.

Example Sentences

It is a year since we marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, noting then that as we “embark upon the next quadranscentennial… we recognise that the 25 years ahead present a new order of challenges confronting sustainable development and sustainable tourism”.

So when I planned a Quadranscentennial Pnyx, the quadranscentennial gives away that I had otherwise learned my lesson not to undertake such ventures, because I would not be prepared to undertake another for 25 years, when I expect to still be teaching at the age of 91.

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