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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•ten•ar•y /sɛnˈtɛnəri, ˈsɛntənˌɛri/USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ies. adj. - of or marking a period of 100 years.
- occurring once in every 100 years.
n. [countable] - a centennial.
- a century.
See -cent-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cen•ten•ar•y (sen ten′ə rē, sen′tn er′ē; esp. Brit. sen tē′nə rē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. adj. - of or pertaining to a period of 100 years.
- recurring once in every 100 years:a centenary celebration.
n. - a centennial.
- a period of 100 years;
century.
- Latin centēnārius (adjective, adjectival), equivalent. to centēn(ī) a hundred each (cent(um) 100 + -ēnī distributive suffix) + -ārius -ary
- 1600–10
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: centenary /sɛnˈtiːnərɪ/ adj - of or relating to a period of 100 years
- occurring once every 100 years
n ( pl -naries)- a 100th anniversary or its celebration
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred quin•tal (kwin′tl),USA pronunciation n. - Weights and Measuresa unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms (220.5 avoirdupois pounds).
- Weights and Measureshundredweight.
- Arabic qinṭār weight of a hundred pounds, probably Latin centēnārius. Compare centenary, kantar, kilderkin
- Medieval Latin quintāle
- late Middle English 1425–75
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