centenary
[ sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree ]
/ sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British sɛnˈti nə ri /
adjective
of or relating to a period of 100 years.
recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration.
noun, plural cen·ten·ar·ies.
a centennial.
a period of 100 years; century.
Origin of centenary
1600–10; < Latin
centēnārius (adj.), equivalent to
centēn(ī) a hundred each (
cent(um) 100 +
-ēnī distributive suffix) +
-ārius
-ary
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH centenary
centenary centennialWords nearby centenary
centaurs,
centaurus,
centaury,
centavo,
centenarian,
centenary,
centenionalis,
centennial,
centennial state,
center,
center back
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British Dictionary definitions for centenary
centenary
/ (sɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /
adjective
of or relating to a period of 100 years
occurring once every 100 years
noun plural -naries
a 100th anniversary or its celebration
Word Origin for centenary
C17: from Latin
centēnārius of a hundred, from
centēnī a hundred each, from
centum hundred