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centennially

centennially

9.3
Once every hundred years
  • adverb
  • /sɛnˈtɛn.i.əl.i/
: cada cien años
  • Every hundred years, the event occurs centennially.

Examples

  • The parade is held centennially to mark the city's historic founding.

  • The archives are opened centennially for public viewing during special ceremonies.

  • The ancient ritual is performed centennially by local villagers.

  • The festival is celebrated centennially.

  • The ancient ritual is performed centennially to honor the traditions of our ancestors.

  • The archives are opened centennially to allow people to see important historical documents.

  • The parade is held centennially to celebrate the city's founding anniversary.

How Often

daily
∞ 1.0
monthly
246 1.0
annually
125 2.2
centennially
9.3
never
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

centennially positive

Morphology

centennially = centennial (transparent) = centennial + ly

Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'centennial', yielding 'in a centennial manner' or 'once every hundred years', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Centennially comes from cent- meaning 'hundred' and the part like annual meaning 'year'. So it means 'once every hundred years'.