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cen·ten·ar·y 
[sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially Brit. sen-tee-nuh-ree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies.
[sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially Brit. sen-tee-nuh-ree] Pronunciation Key adjective, noun, plural -ar·ies. –adjective
–noun
| 1. | of or pertaining to a period of 100 years. |
| 2. | recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration. |
| 3. | a centennial. |
| 4. | a period of 100 years; century. |
[Origin: 1600–10; < L centénārius (adj.), equiv. to centén(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -énī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary]
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| cen·ten·a·ry
(sěn-těn'ə-rē, sěn'tə-něr'ē) Pronunciation Key
adj.
n. pl. cen·ten·a·ries
[Latin centēnārius, of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dek  in Indo-European roots.]
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
centenary
centenary
1607, from L. centenarius "of hundred," from centenai "a hundred each," from centum "hundred" (see hundred). Centenarian "person who is 100" is from 1846.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| centenary | |
adjective | |
| 1. | of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" [syn: centennial] |
noun | |
| 1. | the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: centennial] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Centenary
Cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred.]1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred. 2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. "Centenary solemnities." --Fuller.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Centenary
Cen"te*na*ry\, n.; pl. Centenaries. 1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. "Every centenary of years." --Hakewill. 2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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