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Webster 1913 Edition

Centenary

Cen′te-na-ry

,
Adj.
[L.
centenarius
, fr.
centum
a hundred.]
1.
Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.
2.
Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial.
“Centenary solemnities.”
Fuller.

Cen′te-na-ry

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Centenaries
.
1.
The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century.
“Every centenary of years.”
Hakewill.
2.
A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before.

Webster 1828 Edition

Centenary

CENTENARY

,
Noun.
The number of a hundred; as a centenary of years.

CENTENARY

,
Adj.
Relating to a hundred; consisting of a hundred.

Definition 2024

centenary

centenary

English

Adjective

centenary ‎(not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or completing a period of 100 years.

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Noun

centenary ‎(plural centenaries)

  1. A one hundredth anniversary.

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Etymology

Attested since about 1790, from Late Latin centenarius ‎(“of one hundred”), from Latin centeni ‎(“one hundred each”) (from centum ‎(“hundred”) + -arius.

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