centennial

[ sen-ten-ee-uhl ]

adjective

1. pertaining to, or marking the completion of, a period of 100 years.
2. pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
3. lasting 100 years.
4. 100 years old.

noun

1. a 100th anniversary or its celebration; centenary.

centennial

/ sɛnˈtɛnɪəl /

adjective

1. relating to, lasting for, or completing a period of 100 years
2. occurring every 100 years

noun

1. another name for centenary

Derived Forms

• cenˈtennially, adverb

Other Words From

• cen·tenni·al·ly adverb
• precen·tenni·al adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of centennial¹

1790–1800; < Latin cent- 100 ( cent ) + English -ennial pertaining to a period of years (extracted from biennial )

Word History and Origins

Origin of centennial¹

C18: from Latin centum hundred, on the model of biennial

Example Sentences

In 1995, Viola represented the United States at the centennial of the Venice Biennale, the major international art festival in Italy.

From Los Angeles Times

Siegel was a brand identity consultant hired by then-NBA commissioner J. Walter Kennedy to create a logo that mirrored the one Siegel supervised a year earlier for Major League Baseball’s centennial.

From Los Angeles Times

Van Zweden will have conducted 245 performances as music director, led 20 world premieres and helped create Project 19, commissioning works by women for the 19th Amendment centennial.

From Seattle Times

The theater’s centennial plays nicely into the choice of Martin Crimp’s radical, “freely adapted” version of Edmond Rostand’s enduring classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” says Feldman.

From Los Angeles Times

The approaching centennial of Cassatt’s death is inspiring a new round of exhibitions and books, and a reappraisal is welcome.

From New York Times

Related Words

• annual
• intermittent
• monthly
• occasional
• recurrent
• recurring
• regular
• repeated
• routine
• seasonal
• sporadic
• weekly
• yearly