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| cen·ten·ni·al [ sen ténnee əl ] |
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1. of century: relating to or involving a period of a hundred years
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2. once century: occurring every hundred years
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3. North America of 100th anniversary: marking an anniversary of one hundred years
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noun (plural cen·ten·ni·als) |
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North America 100th anniversary: the hundredth anniversary of something, or a celebration held to mark the anniversary
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| [Late 18th century. < Latin centum "hundred," after biennial] |
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  cen·ten·ni·al·ly adverb |
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