adj · noun · verb · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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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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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 N T AH0 N EH2 R IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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
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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.
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
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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