centenary

1. Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
   1. not comparableOccurring every 100 years.First known use c. 1451
   2. not comparableLasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.First known use c. 1451

      Synonyms: centennial, centenarian, hundred-year-old

   3. historicalnot comparableobsoleteOf or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.First known use c. 1451

plural centenaries

1. Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.

   In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record.

   1941 September, “Notes and News: The London & Blackwall Cable Railway”, in Railway Magazine, pages 424–425

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   The committee of the Mechanics’ Institute having agreed to celebrate the centenary of the Poet, and to raise funds for purchasing books for the library at the same time, held a public concert in the Assembly Room in the evening.

   1859, Chronicle of the Hundredth Birthday of Robert Burns, page 418

   Synonyms: centennial

2. obsoleteSynonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.

   Synonyms: centurion

3. obsoleteSynonym of century: a period of 100 years.

   Synonyms: century

4. uncommonSynonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.

   Synonyms: hundredweight

5. historicalSynonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.

   Synonyms: centgrave

6. historicalSynonym of hundredman: a position in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms overseeing local administration.

   Synonyms: hundredman

7. obsoleteSynonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.

   Synonyms: hundred

8. obsoleterareSynonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.

   Synonyms: centenarian

present singular third person centenaries · participle present centenarying · participle past centenaried · past centenaried

1. ambitransitiveobsoleteTo celebrate the centennial of.