semicentenary

English

Etymology

From semi- (“half”) +‎ centenary (“100 th anniversary”), q.v.

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 50 th anniversary.
The city celebrated its semicentenary last year.

Derived terms

semicentenarian

References

“semi-, prefix”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.

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