Centennial Definition

sĕn-tĕnē-əl
adjective
Of 100 years.
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Happening once in 100 years.
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Lasting 100 years.
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Of a 100th anniversary.
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noun
A 100th anniversary or its commemoration.
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Other Word Forms of Centennial

Noun

Singular:
centennial
Plural:
centennials

Origin of Centennial

  • Latin centum hundred dekm̥ in Indo-European roots (bi)ennial

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin centum hundred + annus year + -al

    From Wiktionary

Centennial Sentence Examples

  • From 1873 to 1876 he was president of the United States Centennial Commission, the great success of the Centennial Exposition being largely due to him.

  • St Louis celebrates the centennial of the 1904 World's Fair.

  • There they attended a two-day celebration of the coronation centennial.

  • It was on exhibition at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876 and quickly became a popular part of the Victorian home.

  • First published by Milton Bradley as The Checkered Game of Life in 1860, the well-known classic version of the Game of Life was developed in 1960 to celebrate Milton Bradley's centennial anniversary.

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Words Starting With

CCECEN

Words Ending With

LALIAL

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