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sestercentennial (plural sestercentennials)

1. A 250th anniversary. [from the 1980s]

   Synonyms: semiquincentennial, bisesquicentennial, bicenquinquagenary

   The United States will mark the sestercentennial of its founding in 2026.

   • 2013 April 12, Sean Patrick Maloney, “Honoring the Town of New Windsor, New York's Sestercentennial Celebration”, in Congressional Record‎:

     Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the sestercentennial celebration of the town of New Windsor, New York, which was established on April 5, 1763.

   • 2015 November 16, Susan J. Boutwell, “Planning Begins for College’s 250th Celebration”, in Dartmouth College‎, archived from the original on 3 July 2022:

     Plans for the sestercentennial will be informed by values that are central to the College’s mission—a vital engagement with the liberal arts, a profound sense of place, enduring fellowship, and an adventuresome spirit.

   • 2020, Larry D. Smith, Bedford County, Pennsylvania: Two and One-half Centuries in the Making, Bedford County Historical Society, page 1089:

     This two-volume book set was produced to commemorate the Sestercentennial of Bedford County in 2021.

   • 2024 July 2, “Enter the Haggis to Play Union's Sestercentennial”, in Bangor Daily News‎, archived from the original on 5 July 2024:

     An Evening with Enter the Haggis will help kickoff Union's Sestercentennial celebration weekend on Friday, July 19, at 7 p.m. on Union's historic Common.

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