Quasquicentennial
[kwos-kwi-sen-ten-ee-uh l] /ˌkwɒs kwɪ sɛnˈtɛn i əl/
adjective
1.
pertaining to or marking a period of 125 years.
noun
2.
a 125th anniversary.
3.
a celebration marking such an anniversary.
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