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centennial
[ sen-ten-ee-uhl ]
adjective
- pertaining to, or marking the completion of, a period of 100 years.
- pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
- lasting 100 years.
- 100 years old.
noun
- a 100th anniversary or its celebration; centenary.
centennial
/ sɛnˈtɛnɪəl /
adjective
- relating to, lasting for, or completing a period of 100 years
- occurring every 100 years
noun
- another name for centenary
Derived Forms
- cenˈtennially, adverb
Other Words From
- cen·tenni·al·ly adverb
- precen·tenni·al adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of centennial1
Word History and Origins
Origin of centennial1
Example Sentences
We’re thoroughly enjoying this opportunity to celebrate Science News’ centennial by exploring an extraordinary century of innovation and discovery, and we hope you are enjoying it too.
Her publisher was persuaded because the title echoed Charles Darwin’s Descent of Man, which in 1971 was enjoying a centennial moment, as it is again in 2021.
The centennial of the massacre has given America another opportunity to assess what has changed and what is still left to be done.
As we celebrate our centennial, I want to thank our editor in chief, Nancy Shute, for her visionary leadership and our newsroom of talented journalists for their phenomenal reporting.
In late May, organizers announced that they’d go ahead with the program to celebrate the festival’s 100-year anniversary — with a pandemic plan in place, and face masks stamped with the centennial logo.
The Centennial West line, which would be about the same size, would sweep west from Oklahoma towards California.
Friday Dec 13 brought reports of yet another school shooting, this one at Arapahoe High School, in Centennial, CO.
The campaign to make “The Star-Spangled Banner” the national anthem began on the centennial of the song in 1914.
To commemorate the centennial on Friday, shops and eateries will price their goods as if it were 1913.
Because Kansas is kicking off its centennial year, she concentrated on a very Kansas subject: Dorothy Gale from The Wizard of Oz.
I was there once, in the Centennial, and it was so full everywheres.
This invention was exhibited at the Centennial in 1876, although in a somewhat crude state.
He received an award and a certificate from the Centennial Exposition for his inventions in electricity.
Nor was Congress impressed by Susan's centennial publicity demanding a federal woman suffrage amendment.
There are some articles here about the Centennial which I am sure will interest you.
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