Standard Lemma guide

centenary

adj · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/
  • General-American: /ˈsɛntəˌnɛɹi/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtiːn(ə)ri/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sənˈtiːn(ə)ri/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sɛnˈtɛn(ə)ri/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /sənˈtɛn(ə)ri/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

Occurring every 100 years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

Lasting or aged 100 years, 100-year-old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centennial, centenarian, hundred-year-old

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

Of or relating to hundreds, the administrative unit.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, not-comparable, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centurion

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: century

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centennial

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hundredweight

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centgrave

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hundredman

Antonyms: none provided

10

noun

Meaning 10

Synonym of hundred: a collection of 100 things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hundred

Antonyms: none provided

11

noun

Meaning 11

Synonym of centenarian: a person 100 or more years old.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centenarian

Antonyms: none provided

12

verb

Meaning 12

To celebrate the centennial of.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

13

adjective

Meaning 13

of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • centennial celebration

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centennial

Antonyms: none provided

14

noun

Meaning 14

the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: centennial

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: anniversary, day of remembrance

History

Etymology

From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: стагадо́вы (stahadóvy) — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Bulgarian: стогодишен (stogodišen) — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Czech: stoletý — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Danish: hundredåret — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Dutch: honderdjarig — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Finnish: satavuotis- — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • French: centenaire — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • German: hundertjährig — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Greek: εκατονταετής (ekatontaetís) — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Ido: centyara — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Italian: centenario — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Macedonian: стого́дишен (stogódišen) — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Maltese: ċentinarju — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Maltese: seklu — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Norman: chent'naithe — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Polish: stuletni — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Portuguese: centenário — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Russian: столе́тний (stolétnij) — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Serbo-Croatian: стогодишњи — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Serbo-Croatian: stogodišnji — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Slovak: storočný — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Slovene: stoleten — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Spanish: centenario — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Swedish: hundraårig — of or related to a period of 100 years
  • Ukrainian: столі́тній (stolítnij) — of or related to a period of 100 years
Real reading context

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