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centenary

cen·te·nary

UK/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ US/sɛnˈtiːnɹi/ uncommon obsolete rare
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

1.

of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years

  • “centennial celebration”
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noun

1.

the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

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Origin

From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”), either directly or through French centenaire from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (-ary), from centum (“hundred”).

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