centenary
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- noun
- /sɛnˈtɛnəri/
- UK
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centenario
- Before that, I have to write a new orchestra piece for Canberra's centenary next March.
- celebrate the centenary
- commemorate the centenary
- centenary celebration
And when will the centenary of quantum mechanics be?
- And when will the centenary of quantum mechanics be?
- It was the IT was the Football League centenary as and it's so it was the English league playing against the rest of the world.
Examples
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At the centenary of her birth, Margaret Mead is remembered as the world's most influential anthropologist.
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In 1909, choirs celebrated the centenary of Chopin's birth at concerts organized as part of a nationwide commemoration.
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A record of a school centenary or other important school anniversary.
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It's the centenary of his love poems.
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Click on the photo to learn more about the centenary of this epic journey.
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The monument was unveiled in 1922, on the centenary of Grant's birth.
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Speaker, Prime Minister, you quite rightly referenced the centenary of the First World War.
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In 1933, to celebrate the centenary of its occupation of the Falkland Islands, Great Britain issued a set of postage stamps.
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The nonprofit is marking its centenary with events throughout the year.
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Sunday marks the centenary of the birth of North Korea founder Kim Il-sung.
Synonyms
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The hundredth anniversary of an event
Surface Forms
Morphology
centenary = century (transparent) = centen + ary
Formed from the combining element meaning 'hundred' plus the relational suffix '-ary'; learners who know 'cent' or 'century' and '-ary' can infer '100th anniversary' or 'relating to 100 years'.
Etymology
Centenary comes from the Latin word centum, which means 'hundred', and shares the same root as cent and century. So a centenary is the 100th anniversary or the celebration that marks 100 years.