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tri•cen•ten•ni•al

Pronunciation: (trī"sen-ten'ē-ul), [key]
—adj.
1. pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years.
2. marking the completion of such a period: a tricentennial celebration.

—n.
a 300th anniversary or its celebration. Also,tercentenary,tercentennial.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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