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centennial

adjective

No English definition recorded for this entry.

L30442 on Wikidata ↗

noun

  1. celebration at the 100th anniversary of an event
L317863 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/

adj

Etymology: From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.

  1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.

    a centennial ode

  2. Happening once in a hundred years.

    a centennial jubilee    a centennial celebration

  3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.

    In her grand villa, half-way up the hill, / O'erlooking Florence, but retired and still; / With iron gates, that opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines, […]

name

  1. A city in Colorado.
  2. A census-designated place in Wyoming.

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.

  1. The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.