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This week’s words
plunderbund
orexigenic
palilogy
quincentenary
arachnophobia

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(kwin-sen-TEN-uh-ree)

MEANING:

noun: A 500th anniversary.
adjective: Of or relating to a 500th anniversary.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin quinque (five) + English centenary (100 years). Earliest documented use: 1877.

USAGE:

“This month’s quincentenary is of a tragic event that caused untold suffering and still today leaves a legacy of poverty, racism, inequality, and elite wealth across four continents.”
David Keys; Details of Horrific First Voyages in Transatlantic Slave Trade Revealed; The Independent (London, UK); Aug 18, 2018.

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