| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | cen·ten·a·ry |
| PRONUNCIATION: | s n-t n -r , s n t -n r  |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Of or relating to a 100-year period. 2. Occurring once every 100 years. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. cen·ten·a·ries 1. A 100-year period. 2. A centennial. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin cent n rius, of a hundred, from centum, hundred. See dek in Appendix I.
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