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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it);
[syn: centennial, centenary]


ADJECTIVE (1)

1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years;
- Example: "centennial celebration"
[syn: centennial, centenary]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred.] 1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred. [1913 Webster] 2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. "Centenary solemnities." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, n.; pl. Centenaries. 1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. "Every centenary of years." --Hakewill. [1913 Webster] 2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

centenary adj 1: of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" [syn: centennial, centenary] n 1: the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: centennial, centenary]