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centennial
centennial definition
cen·ten·nial (sen ten′ē əl, -yəl)
adjective
- of 100 years
- happening once in 100 years
- lasting 100 years
- of a 100th anniversary
Etymology: < L centum, hundred + annus, year (see annual) + -al
noun
a 100th anniversary or its commemoration
Related Forms:
- centennially cen·ten′·ni·ally adverb
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