Word of the Day: SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL
A very long word for a very big anniversary
semiquincentennial (noun) - a 250th anniversary or its celebration [sem-ee-kwin-sen-ten-ee-uhl]
BREAKDOWN: SEMI- (half) + QUIN- (five) + CENTEN- (containing one hundred) + -IAL (pertaining to)
semiquincentennial as an adjective means of or pertaining to a 250th anniversary
“The American semiquincentennial begins now... Like the bicentennial five decades ago, it’s an opportunity for both celebration and reflection on who we are, where we came from, what our forebears believed and — perhaps the most fearsome question any people can ask themselves — what they were willing to die for.” —Rick Atkinson
