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cen·ten·a·ry     (sěn-těn'ə-rē, sěn'tə-něr'ē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of or relating to a 100-year period.
  2. Occurring once every 100 years.

n.   pl. cen·ten·a·ries
  1. A 100-year period.
  2. A centennial.


[Latin centēnārius, of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

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