adj. Relating to 600 or to a 600-year period. n. pl. sex·cen·te·nar·ies A 600th anniversary or its commemoration. [From Latin sexcentēnī, six hundred each : sex, six; see SEX- + centēnī, a hundred each (from centum, hundred; see dek in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] |
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