centenary
Syllables: cent·en·ary/sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/US/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/
centenary adjective: occurring every 100 years.
Adjective
centenary (not comparable)
- Occurring every 100 years.
- Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
- Synonyms:
- centennial, centenarian, hundred-year-old
- Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.
Noun
centenary (plural centenaries)
- Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
- The committee of the Mechanics’ Institute having agreed to celebrate the centenary of the Poet, and to raise funds for purchasing books for the library at the same time, held a public concert in the Assembly Room in the evening.1859, Chronicle of the Hundredth Birthday of Robert Burns, page 418
- In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record.1941 September, “Notes and News: The London & Blackwall Cable Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 424–425
- Synonyms:
- centennial
- Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
- Synonyms:
- centurion
- Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
- Synonyms:
- century
- Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
- Synonyms:
- hundredweight
- Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
- Synonyms:
- centgrave
- Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
- Synonyms:
- hundredman
- Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
- Synonyms:
- hundred
- Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.
- Synonyms:
- centenarian
Verb
centenary (third-person singular simple present centenaries, present participle centenarying, simple past and past participle centenaried)
- To celebrate the centennial of.
centenary meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
centenary in Tamil
- நூறு ஆண்டுக் காலம்
centenary in Bengali
- শতবার্ষিকী
centenary in Malayalam
- ശതവാർഷികം, നൂറാംവാർഷികം, ശതകം
centenary in Kannada
- ನೂರರ ಹಬ್ಬ, ನೂರನೆಯ ವರ್ಷದ ಉತ್ಸವ, ಶತಾಬ್ದಿ, ಶತಮಾನೋತ್ಸವ, ನೂರನೆಯ ವರ್ಷ
Synonyms of centenary
- centennial
- centenarian
- hundred-year-old
- centurion
- century
- hundredweight
- centgrave
- hundredman
- hundred
Forms of centenary
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | centenaries |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | centenaries |
| present participle | centenarying |
| past participle | centenaried |
| past | centenaried |
Origin of centenary
From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”), either directly or through French centenaire from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (-ary), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.
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Words that rhyme with centenary
Questions about centenary
- What does centenary mean?
- Centenary means occurring every 100 years.
- What is centenary in Tamil?
- Centenary in Tamil is நூறு ஆண்டுக் காலம். See Centenary meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is centenary?
- Centenary can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce centenary?
- Centenary is pronounced /sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ (UK).
Words near centenary in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: centenary (page history and authors); centenary (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centenary (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centenary (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); centenary (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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