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<ir="ltr">The Oxford English Dictionary

sesquicentennial, noun, adj., verb, and Proper Noun

pronunciation: / sex squid cent ten eel /

noun             1. The reason the number 149 feels so bad.

                    2. Another party over midterm break (like you needed one).

adjective        3. Quintessential. No, wait, that’s a different word.

verb              4. To hang up flags. Lots of flags.

Proper Noun    5. The owner of the fountain of youth.

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