quasquicentennial definition
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- Definition of quasquicentennial in US English - A one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary. Definition of quasquicentennial in US English - A one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth anniversary. dictionary
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- centennial (not comparable) 1  Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before. a centennial ode. 2  Happening once in a hundred years. a centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration. 3  Lasting or aged a hundred years.
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- quiescent (kwɪˈɛsənt) adj quiet, inactive, or dormant [C17: from Latin quiescere to rest] quiˈescence, quiˈescency n quiˈescently adv. qui•es•cent (kwiˈɛs ənt, kwaɪ-) adj. being at rest; quiet; still; inactive or motionless: a quiescent mind. [1600–10; < Latin quiēscent-, s. of quiēscēns, present participle of quiēscere to rest; see -ent] qui•es′cent•ly, adv.
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- Definition of decennial. 1 : consisting of or lasting for 10 years. 2 : occurring or being done every 10 years the decennial census.
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census Definition of census. 1  1 : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome. 2  2 : a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population According to the latest U.S census, 16% of the population is of Hispanic or Latino origin.
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- LINK / CITE ADD TO WORD LIST. noun. The definition of a census is an official population count, often including a collection of related information. 1  The information collected by the US Census Bureau in 2010 is an example of a census. 2  The evaluation of property for tax purposes in ancient Rome is an example of a census.
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- Qualia (singular: quale) are those properties of conscious mental states or events that determine 'what it is like' for the subject of those states or events to undergo them.ualia are the elements of phenomenal consciousness -- the raw feels which constitute what it is like to be in a conscious mental state. Some claim that qualia are epiphenomenal properties -- mere by-products of brain function which are causally inert.
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- Full Definition of CENSUS. 1. : a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome. 2. : a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically: a periodic governmental enumeration of population.3. : count, tally. — census transitive verb. See census defined for English-language learners. According to the latest census, the racial makeup of the town has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.
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qua as; as being; in the character or capacity of: The work of art qua art can be judged by aesthetic criteria only. Origin of qua.
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- census noun [C]. › politics & government a ​count for ​official ​purposes, esp. one to ​count the ​number of ​people ​living in a ​country and to ​obtain ​information such as ​age, ​sex, ​race, etc. (Definition of census from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press). See all translations.
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anniversary anniversary (plural anniversaries) 1  Of a significant event, a day that is an exact number of years (to the day) since the event occurred. ( 2 loosely) A day subsequent in time to a given event by some (especially significant) factor other than a year (especially as prefixed by the amount of time in question).
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Are You in a Survey? The Economic Census is the U.S. government's official five-year measure of American business and the economy. Basic enumerations of population, housing units, group quarters and transitory locations conducted by the Census Bureau at the request of a governmental unit. Collects data and measures change for many topics including: economic well-being, family dynamics, education, assets, health insurance, and childcare.
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âBiweeklyâ, âbimonthlyâ, âbiannualâ, and âbicentennialâ Occurring twice in every one: biannual, bimonthly. Occurring once in every two: bicentennial, biennial. Lasting for two: biennial, biennium. The meaning of biannual, for example, could be either the first or the second.
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- : of, relating to, or being the earlier epoch of the Quaternary or the corresponding series of rocks — see geologic time table. — Pleistocene noun. See Pleistocene defined for kids.
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- half-century - a period of 50 years. period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period. century - a period of 100 years. Translations.
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centennial plural centennials. Learner's definition of CENTENNIAL. [count] US. : the 100th anniversary of something (such as an important event) We're celebrating the museum's centennial [=(Brit) centenary] this summer. [=celebrating the fact that it is 100 years old] Next year will be the centennial of the town's founding.
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decennial Definition of decennial. 1  1 : consisting of or lasting for 10 years. 2  2 : occurring or being done every 10 years the decennial census.
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Causes of Death The chart below shows how cause of death varies across sex and race, based on mortality data from 2005 through 2014. Select a group to see the changes. Select causes to see them individually. The height of any strip in the chart represents the percentage of people who died of a cause out of those who died at that age.
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colloquium \-kwē-ə\. : a usually academic meeting at which specialists deliver addresses on a topic or on related topics and then answer questions relating to them … a nine-session scholar-led colloquium to introduce teachers to literary texts by and about minorities … — Bruce Fraser.
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TRIENNIAL 1. the 300th anniversary (or the celebration of it) Familiarity information: TRIENNIAL used as a noun is very rare. • TRIENNIAL (adjective) The adjective TRIENNIAL has 1 sense: 1. occurring every third year or lasting 3 years. Familiarity information: TRIENNIAL used as an adjective is very rare.
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- Confidence votes 28. Annual means once a year, and Semi means partial, so that means that Semiannual means twice a year, once at the beginning and once at the half-year mark.
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- A definition of the terms: colloquialism and idiom Instances of their use in the Speech on Conciliation. Not worth a stiver is a colloquialism to express a person's poverty. A colloquialism usually denoting a shilling, valued at twelve and a half cents.
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PERIOD millenary. 1  period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; a time period of 30 years; hastened the period of time of his recovery; Picasso's blue period. 2  century - a period of 100 years.
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- Definition: 1  two separate and distinct responses that are separated in time; 2  immediate reaction to an antigenic challenge followed by a recurrence of symptoms after an interval of quiescence.
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Explanatory Gap Qualia are instantiations or mental events of conscious sensory experiences. In other philosophical terms, qualia are properties of sensory experiences by virtue of which there is something it is like to have them. In “Materialism and Qualia: The Explanatory Gap” published in Pacific Philosophical Quarterly in 1983.
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- decennium definition: A period of 10 years; ten years.; a time period of a decade.; A period of 10 years.; a time period of 10 years.; a period of ten years Home