centennial

Noun · Adjective
US[sen-ten-ee-uhl]/sɛnˈtɛniəl/4 syllables
Synonyms: centenary

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)Synonyms: centenaryType of anniversary, day of remembrance

Adjective (1)

  1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years“centennial celebration”Synonyms: centenaryRelating to century
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Cen·ten′ni·al adjective

Origin: L. centum a hundred + annus year.

1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode.

2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.

3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.

That opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and centennial pines.— Henry W. Longfellow
Cen·ten′ni·al noun

The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. US

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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