centenary

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centenary

/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ UK
/sɛnˈtiːnɹi/ UK
/s(ə)n-/ UK
/-ˈtɛn-/ UK
/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ US
/ˈsɛntəˌnɛɹi/ US

Rhymes with -iːnəɹi, -ɛnəɹi, -iːnɹi, -ɛnɹi

Where it comes from

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

adjective

not comparable Occurring every 100 years.
not comparable Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
Similar: centennial, centenarian, hundred-year-old
historical, not comparable, obsolete Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.

noun centenaries

Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary. The committee of the Mechanics’ Institute having agreed to celebrate the centenary of the Poet, and to raise funds for purchasing books for the library at the same time, held a public concert in the Assembly Room in the evening.
Similar: centennial
obsolete Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
Similar: centurion
obsolete Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
Similar: century
uncommon Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
Similar: hundredweight
historical Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
Similar: centgrave
historical Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
Similar: hundredman
obsolete Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
Similar: hundred
obsolete, rare Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
Similar: centenarian

verb centenaries · centenarying · centenaried

ambitransitive, obsolete To celebrate the centennial of.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: centennial, century, hundredth, percentage, centigrade, celsius, anniversary, centenaire, tercentenary, quincentenary, quincentennial, hundredal, one-hundredth, hundred-first, quingentenary, hundred-and-first

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adj of or related to a period of 100 years

Español	centenario
Português	centenário
Français	centenaire
Deutsch	hundertjährig
Italiano	centenario
Ελληνικά	εκατονταετής ekatontaetís
Русский	столе́тний stolétnij

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@misc{centenary_2026,
  title = {centenary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/centenary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}