centenary

Meaning

Synonyms

100th anniversary

centennial celebration

100 years

for centuries

a hundredth anniversary

Pronounced as (IPA)
/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/
Etymology

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 centenarian, centenarize, kantar, and quintal.

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