Sesquitercentennial
By wavelength ~ Posted Monday, February 9th 2009Learn this word, impress your fellow WL450 celebrants: Sesquitercentennial. That's "sesqui" plus "tercentennial". Sesqui means 1 and a half, in a ratio of 3 to 2. Ter means 3. Centennial means 100'th anniversary, in celebration of. 1.5 x 300 equals 450. Don’t you feel clever now? Wow the anniversary begins in three days! Why am I wasting time learning how to say sesqutercentennial?
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