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Portuguese
Etymology
From sesqui- (“1½ times”) + centenário.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /seʃ.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /seʃ.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ses.ki.sẽ.teˈna.ɾjo/
Noun
sesquicentenário m (plural sesquicentenários)
- sesquicentenary
Adjective
sesquicentenário (feminine sesquicentenária, masculine plural sesquicentenários, feminine plural sesquicentenárias)
- sesquicentennial
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