octocentenary

octocentenary
/ok'toh sen ten"euh ree, -sen"tn er'ee/ or, esp. Brit., /-sen tee"neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. octocentenaries.
adj.
1. pertaining to 800 or a period of 800 years; marking the completion of 800 years.
n.
2. an 800th anniversary or its celebration.
[1885-90; OCTO- + CENTENARY]

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