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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
sesquicentennial

"pertaining to a century and a half," 1878, from sesqui- + centennial. As a noun from 1880; first recorded reference is to Baltimore's.

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sesquicentennial

a. 1 Occurring every 150 years 2 Of, or relating to a sesquicentenary n. A 150th anniversary.

Usage examples of "sesquicentennial".

It boded well for the sesquicentennial celebration of Pickax City, 400 miles north of everywhere.