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centenary

C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives
US /sɛnˈtɛnəri/ UK /sɛnˈtiːnəri/

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a hundredth anniversary

    The town celebrated the centenary of its founding.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a hundredth anniversary centennialjubileeanniversary
Word family
Related forms centenariancentennialcentury

Etymology

From Latin centenarius ('of a hundred'), from centeni ('a hundred each'), from centum ('hundred').

centenarius Latin centum Latin
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