centenary

adjective

of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.

recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration.

noun

a centennial.

a period of 100 years; century.

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

Can be confused: centenary, centennial.

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centenary (sɛnˈtiːnərɪ)

—*adj*
1.	of or relating to a period of 100 years
2.	occurring once every 100 years

—n , -naries
3.	a 100th anniversary or its celebration

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

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Word Origin & History

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.

Example sentences

Prospero marks the centenary of a designer of typefaces.

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