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centennial
 
SYLLABICATION:cen·ten·ni·al
PRONUNCIATION:  sn-tn-l
ADJECTIVE:1. Of or relating to an age or period of 100 years. 2. Occurring once every 100 years: a centennial commemoration. 3. Of or relating to a 100th anniversary.
NOUN: A 100th anniversary or a celebration of it.
ETYMOLOGY:Latin centum, hundred; see dek in Appendix I + (bi)ennial.
OTHER FORMS:cen·tenni·al·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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