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centenary en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ (General-American)
  • /s(ə)n-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈtɛn-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛntəˌnɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /sɛnˈtiːnɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centēnāriusder. English 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.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly ▸ Occurring every 100 years.
  2. (not-comparable) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly ▸ Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.
  3. (historical, not-comparable, obsolete) Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly ▸ Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.

Coordinates

trinary · decenary · unary · quintenary · tricenary · unary · sexagenary · binary · tricenary · quinquagenary · decenary · quinquagenary · quadragenary · trinary · trinary · septenary · unary · sexagenary · binary · nonary · semicentenary · tricenary · hexanary · quadragenary · semicentenary · septenary · semicentenary · octonary · octonary · vicenary · tetranary · quintenary · octonary · quintenary · octogenary · decenary · nonary · tetranary · septuagenary · septuagenary · hexanary · septuagenary · sexagenary · hexanary · vicenary · septenary · quadragenary · nonary · binary · vicenary · octogenary · quinquagenary · tetranary · octogenary

Relateds

centenarian

Synonyms

centenarian · centennial · hundred-year-old

Translations (25)

mk стого́дишен (of or related to a period of 100 years) · sh stogodišnji (of or related to a period of 100 years) · mt ċentinarju (of or related to a period of 100 years) · fi satavuotis- (of or related to a period of 100 years) · da hundredåret (of or related to a period of 100 years) · fr centenaire (of or related to a period of 100 years) · pt centenário (of or related to a period of 100 years) · nl honderdjarig (of or related to a period of 100 years) · es centenario (of or related to a period of 100 years) · sk storočný (of or related to a period of 100 years) · it centenario (of or related to a period of 100 years) · pl stuletni (of or related to a period of 100 years) · sh стогодишњи (of or related to a period of 100 years) · be стагадо́вы (of or related to a period of 100 years) · nrf chent'naithe (of or related to a period of 100 years) · mt seklu (of or related to a period of 100 years) · sl stoleten (of or related to a period of 100 years) · io centyara (of or related to a period of 100 years) · ru столе́тний (of or related to a period of 100 years) · uk столі́тній (of or related to a period of 100 years) · el εκατονταετής (of or related to a period of 100 years) · cs stoletý (of or related to a period of 100 years) · de hundertjährig (of or related to a period of 100 years) · sv hundraårig (of or related to a period of 100 years) · bg стогодишен (of or related to a period of 100 years)

centenary en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ (General-American)
  • /s(ə)n-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈtɛn-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛntəˌnɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /sɛnˈtiːnɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centēnāriusder. English 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.

Meanings

  1. 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:
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.
  4. (uncommon) Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.
  5. (historical) Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.
  6. (historical) Synonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.
  7. (obsolete) Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.
  8. (obsolete, rare) Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
centenaries Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

tricentenary · septicentenary · bicentenary · quincentenary · semicentenary · sexcentenary · novocentenary · quadricentenary · sesquicentenary · octocentenary · sestercentenary

Synonyms

hundred · centgrave · centennial · hundredman · centenarian · centurion · century · hundredweight

centenary en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ (General-American)
  • /s(ə)n-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /-ˈtɛn-/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈsɛntəˌnɛɹi/ (General-American)
  • /sɛnˈtiːnɹi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centēnāriusder. English 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.

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To celebrate the centennial of.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
centenaried Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
centenaried Tense=Past lexicographic
centenarying Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
centenaries Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Relateds

frequency