adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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UK, US:/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH0 N T EH1 N IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a centennial ode
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Happening once in a hundred years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 3
Lasting or aged a hundred years.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
4
name
Meaning 4
A city in Colorado.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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5
name
Meaning 5
A census-designated place in Wyoming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 6
The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: centenary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anniversary
7
adjective
Meaning 7
of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
centennial celebration
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: centenary
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 8
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: centenary
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anniversary, day of remembrance
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? 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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Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.