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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.
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   2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial.
      "Centenary solemnities." --Fuller.
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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.
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   2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred
      a hundred years before.
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