quincentennium
quincentennium · quincentennia
A period of five hundred years, half a millenniumA period of five hundred years, half a millennium.
Meaning
1 senses(rare)A period of five hundred years, half a millennium.
Origin
From New Latin quincentennium (“500-year period”). Compare the classical Latin form quingeFrom New Latin quincentennium (“500-year period”). Compare the classical Latin form quingenti (“500”). Equivalent to quin- (“five”) + centennium (“century, 100-year period”). Cognate with quincentenary and quincentennial.
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Forms
plural: quincentennia| Singular | quincentennium |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular