centenary
Meanings
Plural: centenaries
Noun
- the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
- Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
- Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
- Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
- Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
- Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
- Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
- Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
- Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
Adjective
- of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
Adj
- Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- Occurring every 100 years.
- Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
- Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
- Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
Verb
- To celebrate the centennial of.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.
Synonyms
centenarian, centennial, centgrave, centurion, century, hundred, hundred-year-old, hundredman, hundredweight
Scrabble Score: 14
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