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centenary

[ sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to a period of 100 years.
  2. recurring once in every 100 years:

    a centenary celebration.



noun

plural centenaries.
  1. a centennial.
  2. a period of 100 years; century.

centenary

/ ²õÉ›²Ôˈ³Ù¾±Ë²ÔÉ™°ùɪ /

adjective

  1. of or relating to a period of 100 years
  2. occurring once every 100 years
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a 100th anniversary or its celebration
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of centenary1

1600–10; < Latin ³¦±ð²Ô³Ùŧ²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ (adj.), equivalent to ³¦±ð²Ô³Ùŧ²Ô ( Ä« ) a hundred each ( cent ( um ) 100 + -ŧ²ÔÄ« distributive suffix) + -Äå°ù¾±³Ü²õ -ary
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of centenary1

C17: from Latin ³¦±ð²Ô³Ùŧ²ÔÄå°ù¾±³Ü²õ of a hundred, from ³¦±ð²Ô³Ùŧ²ÔÄ« a hundred each, from centum hundred
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In 1991, Crufts' centenary show moved venues again, this time to the NEC in Birmingham - the first time the show had moved from London, and where it has stayed ever since.

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A film telling the story of actor Richard Burton's formative years in a Welsh mining village is to be released during the centenary year of his birth.

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The Graham Company’s revival of “Appalachian Spring†is part of the ensemble’s centenary celebration.

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The monument, which shows Pizarro on horseback with his sword drawn, was created by the American sculptor Charles Rumsey and offered by his widow to commemorate the city's fourth centenary in 1935.

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Celebrating his centenary a year later, Carter proved that he still had political antennae.

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