CENTENNIAL

centennial, centenary

(adjective) of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; “centennial celebration”

centennial, centenary

(noun) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Centennial

A city in Colorado.

A census-designated place in Wyoming.

Etymology

Adjective

centennial (not comparable)

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

Happening once in a hundred years.

Lasting or aged a hundred years.

Noun

centennial (plural centennials)

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

Source: Wiktionary


Cen*ten"ni*al, a. Etym: [L. centum a hundred + annus year.]

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

2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.

3. Lasting or aged a hundred years. Thet opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and centennial pines. Longfellow.

Cen*ten"ni*al, n.

Definition: The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. [U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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