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centennial

centennial

3 5.8
About a period of one hundred years or a hundredth anniversary
  • adjective
  • /sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl/
translation icon : centenario
  • FindYourPark is a website focusing public awareness on the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016.
  • centennial anniversary
  • centennial year

We are in the Centennial decade of the discovery of quantum physics.

Examples

  • Commemorating the one hundredth anniversary of Ellington's birth (April 29, 1899), the site will be active throughout the centennial year.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The university will host a series of events to celebrate its centennial anniversary this year.

  • And and for us, the decision making Voice from the field series for this year will have a special meaning because it's the Centennial year.

  • We are in the Centennial decade of the discovery of quantum physics.

  • The discovery of X-rays in the laboratory by German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen is now approaching its centennial anniversary.

    Academic text (1991)
  • In a similar expression of the region's sense of what constitutes meaningful history, many Midwestern states sponsor "centennial farm" programs, whereby farms occupied by the same family for a hundred years are appropriately recognized and signposted.

    Academic text (1999)
  • In 2076, we will mark the centennial of our nation's founding.

  • The centennial festivities included historical reenactments and educational exhibitions.

Synonyms

centurial
vscentennial
8.2

Relating to a period of one hundred years

includes both the century period and the hundredth anniversary
centenary
vscentennial
  • UK
7.1

Relating to the 100th anniversary of something

covers the same anniversary idea but also refers to the century itself

Compounds

A nickname for Colorado because it became a US state in 1876

How Often

daily
1.0
monthly
246 1.0
annual
721 1.0
decadal
4 6.3
centennial
3 5.8

Surface Forms

centennial positive

Morphology

centennial = cent (semi-transparent) = cent + ennial

The word contains the classical element cent- 'hundred' plus a year-related ending, but the full meaning is not fully predictable for an average learner from the visible parts.

Etymology

Centennial comes from the parts cent- ('hundred') and annus ('year'), like the word century. So something described as centennial is about a period of 100 years or the hundredth anniversary.