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Meaning of 'centenary' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Centenary [ a.]
- Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.
- Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial.
2 . Centenary [ n.]
- The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century.
- A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before.

Meaning of 'centenary' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . centenary [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
Example in sentence:
  • centennial celebration

Nearby Words:

cenanthy cenation cenatory cenobite cenobitic cenobitical cenobitism cenogamy cenotaph cenotaphy

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