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| cen·ten·a·ry [ sen ténnəree, sént'n èrree ] |
adjective |
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1. of century: relating to or involving a period of one hundred years
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2. once-a-century: occurring every hundred years
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3. U.K.
Same as centennialadj (sense 3)
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noun (plural cen·ten·a·ries) |
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1. century: a period of one hundred years
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2. U.K.
Same as centennial
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin centenarius "containing a hundred" < centeni "hundred each" < centum "hundred"] |
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