semicentennial
Noun · AdjectiveSynonyms:
semicentenary
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Noun (1)
- the 50th anniversary (or the celebration of it)Synonyms: semicentenaryType of anniversary, day of remembrance
Adjective (1)
- of or relating to or marking the 50th anniversarySynonyms: semicentenary
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Sem′i·cen·ten′ni·al adjective
Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty years; as, a semicentennial commemoration.
Sem′i·cen·ten′ni·al noun
A fiftieth anniversary.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54