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Webster 1913 Edition
Centennial
Cen-ten′ni-al
,Adj.
[L.
centum
a hundred + annus
year.] 1.
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before;
as, a
. centennial
ode2.
Happening once in a hundred years;
as,
. centennial
jubilee; a centennial
celebration3.
Lasting or aged a hundred years.
That opened through long lines
Of sacred ilex and
Of sacred ilex and
centennial
pines. Longfellow.
Cen-ten′ni-al
,Noun.
The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary.
[U. S.]
Webster 1828 Edition
Centennial
CENTENNIAL
,Adj.
1.
Consisting of a hundred yeas, or completing that term.2.
Pertaining to a hundred years.3.
Happening every hundred years.