Hypertext Webster Gateway: "centennial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Centennial \Cen*ten"ni*al\, a. [L. centum a hundred + annus
year.]
1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an
event that happened a hundred years before; as, a
centennial ode.
2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee;
a centennial celebration.
3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.
That opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and
centennial pines. --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Centennial \Cen*ten"ni*al\, n.
The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a
centenary. [U. S.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
centennial
adj : of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years;
"centennial celebration" [syn: {centenary}]
n : the 100th anniversary [syn: {centenary}]
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