centennial
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/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/(UK)
Definition of centennial
6 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
“a centennial ode”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
“a centennial ode”
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(not-comparable)Happening once in a hundred years.
“a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration”
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(not-comparable)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, […]”
noun
- The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
name
- A city in Colorado.
- A census-designated place in Wyoming.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.
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