The Sesquidecennial of portal

摘要

Fifteen years. In some respects, that's a long time; in other cases, not so much. In many cultures, the fifteenth year-the quinceanera-is synonymous with the coming of age. In terms of wedding anniversaries, the fifteenth is symbolized by crystal-rock solid. Fifteen years is long enough to pay off a mortgage but short enough to feel as if the time has flown by. As terminology goes, fifteen years lacks a well-known descriptor, unlike decade for ten years and score for twenty. Sometimes fifteen years is referred to as a sesquidecade-a quirky, though rarely used, convention to note a decade and a half.