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anniversary vs sesquicentennial

sesquicentennial vs anniversary

anniversary and sesquicentennial both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anniversary Yes No No No
sesquicentennial Yes No No No
As nouns, sesquicentennial is a hyponym of anniversary; that is, sesquicentennial is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than anniversary:
  • anniversary: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
  • sesquicentennial: the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
anniversary (noun) sesquicentennial (noun)
the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it) the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
Difference between anniversary and sesquicentennial

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