centennial.
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
Meaning & usage
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
a centennial ode
Happening once in a hundred years.
a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration
Lasting or aged a hundred years.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years, century”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years, century”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).
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