Definition of CENTENNIAL

centennial

Meanings

Plural: centennials

Noun

  • the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)
  • The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

Adjective

  • of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
    • "centennial celebration"

Adj

  • Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
  • Happening once in a hundred years.
  • Lasting or aged a hundred years.

Origin / Etymology

From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.

Synonyms

centenary, hundred-year-old

Scrabble Score: 12

centennial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
centennial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
centennial is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

centennial is a valid Words With Friends word