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centenary(dictionary)

centenary (iou)



centenary noun & adjective. E17.
[Latin centenarius containing a hundred, from centeni a hundred each, from centum a hundred: see -ARY1. Cf. CENTENIER.]
A. noun.
I.
A space or duration of a hundred years; a century. E17.
A centennial anniversary; a celebration or festival in honour of this. (The usual sense.) L18.
II.
A hundredweight. M17-L18.
b. adjective.
Of or pertaining to the period of one hundred years; esp. of or pertaining to (the celebration of) a hundredth anniversary. M17.
gen. Of or belonging to a hundred. rare. M18.