adj
Meaning 1
Aged 100 years or more; extremely old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
centenarian
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˌsɛnəˈnɛɹiən/
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General-American: /ˌsɛntəˈnɛɹiən/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌsɛntəˈnɛːrɪən/
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adj
Meaning 2
Of or relating to centenarians or a centenary celebration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
One who or that which is at least 100 years old.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: centenary, hundred-year-old, supercentenarian
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
being at least 100 years old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
Meaning 5
someone who is at least 100 years old
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager
History
Etymology
From Latin centēnārius + -an, equivalent to centenary (“100 year, 100th anniversary”) + -an (“person”).
Across languages
Translations
37 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: satavuotias — 100 years old or more
- German: hundertjährig — 100 years old or more
- Hungarian: százas éveiben járó — 100 years old or more
- Hungarian: százvalahány éves — 100 years old or more
- Hungarian: századik születésnapját betöltött — 100 years old or more
- Polish: stulatek — 100 years old or more
- Polish: stulatka — 100 years old or more
- Russian: столе́тний (stolétnij) — 100 years old or more
- Spanish: centenario — 100 years old or more
- Finnish: satavuotinen — of or relating to centenarians
- Finnish: satavuotis- — of or relating to centenarians
- Spanish: centenario — of or relating to centenarians
- Chinese Mandarin: 人瑞 (rénruì) — a 100-year-old person
- Czech: stoletý — a 100-year-old person
- Czech: stoletá — a 100-year-old person
- Dutch: honderdjarige — a 100-year-old person
- Finnish: satavuotias — a 100-year-old person
- French: centenaire — a 100-year-old person
- German: Hundertjährige — a 100-year-old person
- German: Hundertjähriger — a 100-year-old person
- Greek: εκατονταετής (ekatontaetís) — a 100-year-old person
- Hindi: शतकवीर (śatakvīr) — a 100-year-old person
- Hungarian: százéves — a 100-year-old person
- Japanese: センテナリアン (sentenarian) — a 100-year-old person
- Japanese: 百寿 (hyakujū) — a 100-year-old person
- Korean: 백세인 (baeksein) — a 100-year-old person
- Norwegian Bokmål: hundreåring — a 100-year-old person
- Norwegian Nynorsk: hundreåring — a 100-year-old person
- Polish: stulatek — a 100-year-old person
- Polish: stulatka — a 100-year-old person
- Russian: столе́тний челове́к (stolétnij čelovék) — a 100-year-old person
- Russian: столе́тний (stolétnij) — a 100-year-old person
- Russian: долгожи́тель (dolgožítelʹ) — a 100-year-old person
- Russian: долгожи́тельница (dolgožítelʹnica) — a 100-year-old person
- Spanish: centenario — a 100-year-old person
- Tagalog: sasandaanin — a 100-year-old person
- Telugu: శతాయుష్మంతుడు (śatāyuṣmantuḍu) — a 100-year-old person
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