centenary

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
2. (not-comparable) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
3. (historical, not-comparable, obsolete) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

Noun

1. (obsolete) Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
2. (obsolete) Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
3. Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
4. (uncommon) Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
5. (historical) Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
6. (historical) Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
7. (obsolete) Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
8. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.

Verb

To celebrate the centennial of.

Concepts

centenaire

séculaire

célébration du centenaire

centennal

des siècles

des centaines d’années

Synonymes

centennial

centenarian

century

100th anniversary

era

centennial celebration

100 years

for centuries

a hundredth anniversary

Traductions

centenario

centenario

centenário

Hundertjahrfeier

εκατονταετηρίδα

hundertjährig

secolo

asır

centennale

yüzyıl

Jahrhundert

yüz yüz yıllık

yüz yılda bir olan

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.