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centenary definition

cen·te·nary (sen′tə ner′ē, sen ten′ər ē)

adjective

  1. relating to a century; of a period of 100 years
  2. of a centennial

Etymology: L centenarius, of a hundred < centeni, a hundred each < centum, hundred

noun pl. centenaries -·nar·ies

centennial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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