Anniversary Latin-derived term Other terms Comments

i.e. twice a year as opposed to

½ yearly Semiannual Biannual
biennial = every second year
1 year Annual Paper
i.e. in alternate years as opposed to
2 years Biennial Cotton
biannual = twice a year
3 years Triennial Leather
4 years Quadrennial Linen
5 years Quinquennial Wood
6 years Sexennial Iron
7 years Septennial Wool
8 years Octennial Bronze
9 years Novennial Copper
10 years Decennial / Denary Tin/Aluminium
11 years Undecennial Steel
12 years Duodecennial Silk
13 years Tredecennial Lace
14 years Quattuordecennial Ivory
15 years Quindecennial Crystal
16 years Sexdecennial Sapphire
17 years Septdecennial Orchid
18 years Octdecennial Quartz
19 years Novdecennial Jade
Vigintennial /
20 years China/Porcelain
Vicennial / Vicenary
25 years Quadranscentennial Silver jubilee
30 years Tricenary Pearl
35 years Coral
Quadragennial /
40 years Ruby jubilee
Quadragenary
45 years Sapphire jubilee
Semicentennial /
50 years Golden jubilee
Quinquagenary
Sexagennial /
60 years Diamond jubilee
Sexagenary
65 years Blue Sapphire jubilee
Septuagennial /
70 years Platinum jubilee
Septuagenary
75 years Semisesquicentennial
Octogintennial /
80 years
Octogenary
Nonagintennial /
90 years
Nonagenary
 Centennial /
100 years
Centenary
Term is broken down as quasqui-
(and a quarter) centennial (100
years). Quasqui is a contraction
from quadrans "a quarter" plus the
125 years Quasquicentennial
clitic conjunction -que "and". The
term was coined by Funk and
Wagnalls editor Robert L.
Chapman in 1961.[2]
Term broken down as sesqui- (one
150 years Sesquicentennial
and a half) centennial (100 years)
175 years Dodransbicentennial Dodrans is a Latin contraction of
de-quadrans which means "a whole
unit less a quarter" (de means
"from"; quadrans means "quarter").
175 years is a quarter century less
than the next whole (bi)century or
175 = (−25 + 200).[1]
Alternative Latin form of
Dodrabicentennial
Dodransbicentennial
Alternative Latin form of
Dequasbicentennial
Dodransbicentennial
Dosquicentennial has been used in
modern times[3] and this is perhaps
a modern contraction of "de-
quadrans". However, it seems
inappropriate to combine the terms
que and de when dealing with such
Dosquicentennial
Roman fractions. In any event, if
such a conjunction was appropriate
then it would perhaps more likely
have been "Dosquibicentennial"
(but the result is little shorter
anyway).[1]
Probably[attribution needed] a modern
coined term:
demisemiseptcentennial; literally
Demisemiseptcentennial one-half (demi-) × one-half (semi-)
× seven (sept-) × 100 years
(centennial)—also
demisemiseptcentenary.[4][5]
Quartoseptcentennial Probably[attribution needed] a modern
coined term: quartoseptcentennial;
literally one-quarter (quarto-) ×
 seven (sept-) × 100 years
(centennial)—also
quartoseptcentenary.[4]
First used by Bell Laboratories in
celebrating its 175th anniversary as
a corporation.[citation needed] Is a coined
word for an anniversary of 175
Terquasquicentennial years, but the elements of the word
literally refer to an anniversary of
375 years, as follows: ter- (3) ×
quasqui- (1¼) × centennial (100
years)
Suggested by lexicographer Robert
L. Chapman to William Safire; first
appeared in Safire's column, "On
Language" (The New York Times
Magazine, February 12, 1995). It is
Septaquintaquinque- a coined word for an anniversary of
centennial 175 years, but the elements of the
word literally refer to an
anniversary of 35,000 years, as
follows: septaquinta- (70) ×
quinque- (5) × centennial (100
years)
200 years Bicentennial Bicentenary
250 years Sestercentennial - To express 2½ in Latin it would be
expressed as "half-three". The term
relates to being halfway [from the
second] to the third integer. In
Latin this is "Sestertius" which is a
contraction of semis (halfway)
tertius (third)—hence
Sestercentennial.[1]
Probably[attribution needed] a modern
coined term: semi- (half) × quin (5)
Semiquincentennial × centennial (100 years) = 250
years. Used by Brown University
in 2015.[6]
Used by Princeton University in
1996, Reading, Pennsylvania in
1998, and Washington and Lee
Bicenquinquagenary University in 1999.[7] It is a coined
word for an anniversary of 250
years: bi- (2) × cen(t)- (100) +
quinquagenary (50 years).
Quarter-millennial Meaning one quarter of one
 thousand years.[8]
Tercentenary / Tercentennial /
300 years
Tricentenary Tricentennial
350 years Sesquarcentennial A modern coined term;
sesquarcentennial for 350 years is
deduced here from the "Sestertius"
definition for 250 years above. For
350 years it relates to being
halfway from the third to the fourth
integer; thus a contraction of semis
(halfway) and quartus (fourth);
hence Sesquarcentennial.
Probably[attribution needed] a modern
coined term: semi- (half) × sept (7)
Semiseptcentennial
× cen(t)- (100) × centennial (350
years)
Quadricentenary /
400 years Quadricentennial
Quatercentenary
500 years Quincentenary Quincentennial
600 years Sexcentenary Sexacentennial
Probably[attribution needed] a coined term;
earliest known use in March 1988.
[9]
700 years Septcentennial Septuacentennial Chiang Mai Septcentennial
Stadium (Chiang Mai, Thailand)
was completed in 1991.[10]
800 years Octocentenary Octocentennial
900 years Nonacentennial
1000 years Millennial
Term broken down as sesqui- (one
1500 years Sesquimillennial
and a half) millennial (1000 years)
2000 years Bimillennial
3000 years Trimillennial
10,000 years Decamillennial

Traditional and modern anniversary gifts

Year Traditional (U.S.)[10][11][12][13] Traditional (U.K.)[14][15][16]
1st Paper Cotton or Paper
2nd Cotton Paper or Cotton
3rd Leather
4th Fruit and flowers Linen, silk
 5th Wood
6th Iron Sugar
7th Wool, copper Woolen
8th Bronze Salt
9th Pottery Copper
10th Tin, aluminum Tin
11th Steel
12th Silk Silk and fine linen
13th Lace
14th Ivory
15th Crystal
20th Porcelain
25th Silver
30th Pearl
35th Coral
40th Ruby
45th Sapphire
50th Gold
55th Emerald
60th Diamond
65th Blue sapphire
70th Platinum[17][18][19]
75th Diamond, gold
80th Oak[20][21]
85th Moonstone Wine

Flower gifts
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Year Flower
1st Carnation
2nd Lily of the valley
3rd Sunflower
 4th Hydrangea
5th Daisy
6th Calla
7th Freesia
8th Lilac
9th Bird of paradise
10th Daffodil
11th Tulip
12th Peony
13th Chrysanthemum
14th Dahlia
15th Rose
20th Aster
25th Iris
28th Orchid
30th Lily
40th Gladiolus
50th Yellow rose, violet