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sesquicentennial vs anniversary

anniversary vs sesquicentennial

sesquicentennial and anniversary both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sesquicentennial Yes No No No
anniversary Yes No No No
As nouns, anniversary is a hypernym of sesquicentennial; that is, anniversary is a word with a broader meaning than sesquicentennial:
  • sesquicentennial: the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  • anniversary: the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Other hypernyms of sesquicentennial include day of remembrance.
sesquicentennial (noun) anniversary (noun)
the 150th anniversary (or the celebration of it) the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)
Difference between sesquicentennial and anniversary

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