bicentennial: Meaning and Definition of
bi•cen•ten•ni•al
Pronunciation: (bī"sen-ten'ē-ul), [key]
— adj.
- pertaining to or in honor of a 200th anniversary: bicentennial celebration; a bicentennial exposition.
- consisting of or lasting 200 years: a bicentennial period.
- occurring every 200 years: the bicentennial return of a comet.
—n.
- a 200th anniversary: The United States had its bicentennial in 1976.
- a celebration of such an anniversary.
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