diamond anniversary

English

Noun

diamond anniversary (plural diamond anniversaries)

The 75 th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.
The 60 th anniversary of some event, particularly a wedding.

Usage notes

The traditional usage of this term was for 75th anniversaries, keeping the order of silver (25th) and golden (50th); but given normal ages at marriage and typical human lifespans, it is now more frequently used to celebrate 60th anniversaries with the 70th reckoned as platinum.

Hyponyms

diamond jubilee (coronation anniversary)
diamond wedding (wedding anniversary)

Coordinate terms

Translations

60th/75th anniversary

Danish: 60-årsdag c, diamantbryllup n
Finnish: timanttihääpäivä (wedding); 60-vuotispäivä (other)
Polish: diamentowe gody (pl) f pl, diamentowe wesele (pl) n

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