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centenary

cen·ten·ar·y
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree]
    • /sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British sɛnˈti nə ri/
    • /senˈtiː.nər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree]
    • /sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British sɛnˈti nə ri/

Definitions of centenary word

  • countable noun centenary The centenary of an event such as someone's birth is the 100th anniversary of that event. 3
  • adjective centenary of or relating to a period of 100 years 3
  • adjective centenary occurring once every 100 years 3
  • noun centenary a 100th anniversary or its celebration 3
  • adjective centenary relating to a century; of a period of 100 years 3
  • adjective centenary of a centennial 3
See all 16 definitions of centenary

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Origin of centenary

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
1600-10; < Latin centēnārius (adj.), equivalent to centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary

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Parts of speech for Centenary

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Centenary

centenary popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
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Synonyms for centenary

adj centenary

  • hundredth — next after the ninety-ninth; being the ordinal number for 100.
  • centennial — A centennial is the same as a centenary.
  • century — A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
  • centuplicate — to increase 100 times
  • centurial — of or relating to a Roman century

noun centenary

  • anniversary — An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
  • birthday — Your birthday is the anniversary of the date on which you were born.
All 7 Synonyms of centenary

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Related words

  • centennial

    A centennial is the same as a centenary.

  • centenarian

    A centenarian is someone who is a hundred years old or older.

  • centner

    a unit of weight equivalent to 100 pounds (45.3 kilograms)

  • gregorian calendar

    the reformed Julian calendar now in use, according to which the ordinary year consists of 365 days, and a leap year of 366 days occurs in every year whose number is exactly divisible by 4 except centenary years whose numbers are not exactly divisible by 400, as 1700, 1800, and 1900.

  • leap year

    (in the Gregorian calendar) a year that contains 366 days, with February 29 as an additional day: occurring in years whose last two digits are evenly divisible by four, except for centenary years not divisible by 400.

  • quatercentenary

    a 400th aniversary or its celebration.
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