centenary

[ sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree ]
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adjective
  1. of or relating to a period of 100 years.

  2. recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration.

noun,plural cen·ten·ar·ies.
  1. a centennial.

  2. a period of 100 years; century.

Origin of centenary

1
1600–10; <Latin centēnārius (adj.), equivalent to centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius-ary

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centenary

/ (sɛnˈtiːnərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a period of 100 years

  2. occurring once every 100 years

nounplural -naries
  1. a 100th anniversary or its celebration

Origin of centenary

1
C17: from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred

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