EGAVE

centenary

About 1.04 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. adjective Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
  2. adjective Occurring every 100 years.
  3. adjective Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
  4. adjective Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
  5. noun Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
  6. noun Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially in the Roman army.
  7. noun Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
  8. noun Synonym of hundredweight, especially in Greek and Roman contexts.

Similar words

centennial century hundredth percentage centigrade celsius anniversary centenaire tercentenary quincentenary

Often followed by

of celebrations edition year celebration in college volume history

Word family

centenaries

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