centenarian

[ sen-tn-air-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌsɛn tnˈɛər i ən /

adjective

pertaining to or having lived 100 years.

noun

a person who has reached the age of 100.

Origin of centenarian

First recorded in 1745–50; from Latin centenāri(us) (see centenary) + -an

Words nearby centenarian

centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo, centenarian, centenary, centenionalis, centennial, Centennial State, center

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Example sentences from the Web for centenarian

Centenarian Alice Lee is the oldest lawyer still practicing in Alabama.
Harper Lee’s Sister, Alice, Is 100, Still Practices Law, and Remembers Everything|Mary McDonagh Murphy|April 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The Marshal had known the page, then almost a centenarian, who loaded and re-loaded the royal blunderbuss.
Old and New Paris, v. 2|Henry Sutherland Edwards
Hecate, almost a centenarian, occupied a corner of her son's barn.
The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852|Various
Did they conceal harems of centenarian women with wrinkled faces, and corrugated necks and hands?
The Spell of Egypt|Robert Hichens

The centenarian accepted with the air of a grandee, and extended his horn snuff-box.
The Octopus|Frank Norris
Then a sort of sepulchral transformation straightened up this centenarian as erect as a young man.
Les Misrables|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for centenarian

centenarian

/ (ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən) /

noun

a person who is at least 100 years old

adjective

being at least 100 years old

of or relating to a centenarian

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单词	centenarian
释义	centenarian [ sen-tn-air-ee-uhn ] / ˌsɛn tnˈɛər i ən / adjective pertaining to or having lived 100 years. noun a person who has reached the age of 100. Origin of centenarian First recorded in 1745–50; from Latin centenāri(us) (see centenary) + -an Words nearby centenarian centaurea, centaurs, Centaurus, centaury, centavo, centenarian, centenary, centenionalis, centennial, Centennial State, center Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for centenarian Centenarian Alice Lee is the oldest lawyer still practicing in Alabama. Harper Lee’s Sister, Alice, Is 100, Still Practices Law, and Remembers Everything\|Mary McDonagh Murphy\|April 1, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The Marshal had known the page, then almost a centenarian, who loaded and re-loaded the royal blunderbuss. Old and New Paris, v. 2\|Henry Sutherland Edwards Hecate, almost a centenarian, occupied a corner of her son's barn. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852\|Various Did they conceal harems of centenarian women with wrinkled faces, and corrugated necks and hands? The Spell of Egypt\|Robert Hichens The centenarian accepted with the air of a grandee, and extended his horn snuff-box. The Octopus\|Frank Norris Then a sort of sepulchral transformation straightened up this centenarian as erect as a young man. Les Misrables\|Victor Hugo British Dictionary definitions for centenarian centenarian / (ˌsɛntɪˈnɛərɪən) / noun a person who is at least 100 years old adjective being at least 100 years old of or relating to a centenarian Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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