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cen·ten·ar·y
[sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially Brit. sen-tee-nuh-ree] adjective, noun, plural cen·ten·ar·ies. adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.
2.
recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration.
noun
3.
a centennial.
4.
a period of 100 years; century.
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Centenary
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin centēnārius (adj.), equivalent to centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary
1600–10; < Latin centēnārius (adj.), equivalent to centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary
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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.
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