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#REDIRECT [[Anniversary#Latin-derived numerical names]]
'''Demisequicentenial''' is a celebration of 75 years. The word is from ''demi-'' meaning one-half, ''sequi-'' meaning one and a half-, from ''cent-'' meaning one hundred, and from ''-ennial'' meaning yearly.


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Thus, Demisequicentenial means one half of a one-and-a-half centuries. or one half of 150 years or 75 years.


Generally speaking, few celebrations are called Demisequicentennials, most are called silver anniversaries, after a gift giving chart for marriages.

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