silver jubilee
English
Noun
silver jubilee (plural silver jubilees)
- The silver anniversary of a coronation, the 25th anniversary of a monarch's rule.
- (uncommon) Synonym of silver anniversary more generally.
- 1853, Thomas de Quincey, “Autobiographical Sketches”, in Selections Grave and Gay, volume I, page 133:
- In Germany... a married couple, when celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of their marriage-day, are said to keep their golden jubilee; but on the twenty-fifth anniversary they have credit only for a silver jubilee.
Coordinate terms
- ruby jubilee (40th)
- golden jubilee (50th)
- diamond jubilee (60th/75th)
- platinum jubilee (70th)
Translations
25th anniversary of a coronation — see also silver anniversary
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References
- “silver, n. and adj.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2022.
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