centenarycen‧te‧na‧ry /senˈtiːnəri $ -ˈten-, ˈsentəneri/ noun (plural centenaries) especially British English (also cen‧ten‧ni‧al /senˈteniəl/ especially American English) [countable] 
Examples
a concert to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- An event such as a school centenary can often produce a wealth of material from the local community.
- By extreme good fortune, Blackpool can celebrate its tramway centenary with one of its original ten cars of 1885.
- I wish to produce the brochure in time for its issue to have maximum circulation and impact to ensure a successful centenary.
- In a society that values freedom above all, the obvious way to celebrate a centenary is just to keep driving.
- Part of the programme included talks prepared by the cadets on the subject of the centenary.
- Please help us raise funds now so our four-legged inmates can celebrate our centenary in 1992.
- The centenary of Ivon Hitchens' birth is commemorated by several exhibitions of his work.
- When Einstein's centenary came along in 1979 there was a flurry of publishing activity.
WORD SETS► Chronology
CollocationsAD, advance, verbafter, prepositionafternoon, nounalarm, nounalarm clock, nouna.m., Anno Domini, annual, adjectiveApril, nounAsh Wednesday, nounAug., August, nounautumn, nounautumnal, adjectivebank holiday, nounBC, BCE, biannual, adjectivebicentenary, nounbicentennial, nounbiennial, adjectivebimonthly, adjectivebirthday, nounbiweekly, adjectivebonfire night, nounBoxing Day, nounBritish Summer Time, nounBST, nouncalendar, nouncalendar month, nouncalendar year, nouncarriage clock, nouncentenary, nouncentury, nounChristmas, nounChristmas Day, nounChristmas Eve, nounChristmastime, nounchronograph, nounchronological, adjectivechronometer, nouncircadian, adjectiveclock, nouncrystal, nouncuckoo clock, nouncycle, nouncyclic, adjectivedaily, adjectivedaily, adverbdate, noundate, verbdawn, nounday, nounDec., decade, nounDecember, noundiamond anniversary, noundiamond jubilee, noundinnertime, noundiurnal, adjectived.o.b., due date, noundusk, nounface, nounFather's Day, nounfeast, nounFebruary, nounfortnightly, adjectiveFourth of July, the, Fri., Friday, nounGood Friday, nounGreenwich Mean Time, nounGregorian calendar, nounguy, nounGuy Fawkes Night, nounhalf-hourly, adjectivehalf-yearly, adjectiveHalloween, nounhand, nounHanukkah, nounharvest festival, nounHogmanay, nounhorn, nounhour, nounhourglass, nounhour hand, nounhr, Independence Day, nounJan., January, nounjubilee, nounJuly, nounJune, nounLabor Day, nounleap year, nounlunar month, nounmainspring, nounman-hour, nounMar., March, nounMardi Gras, nounmarket day, nounMaundy Thursday, nounMay, nounMay Day, nounMichaelmas, nounmidday, nounmiddle age, nounmiddle-aged, adjectivemidnight, nounMidsummer Day, nounmidweek, adjectivemillennium, nounmin., minute hand, nounMon., Monday, nounmonth, nounmorn, nounmorning, nounMothering Sunday, nounMother's Day, nounmovable feast, nounnew moon, nounNew Year, nounNew Year's Day, nounNew Year's Eve, nounnight, nounnightfall, nounnighttime, nounnocturnal, adjectiveNoel, nounnoon, nounnoonday, adjectiveNov., November, nounOct., October, nounp.a., Pancake Day, nounPDT, penultimate, adjectiveper annum, adverbper diem, adverbperiodic, adjectivep.m., PST, public holiday, nounquarter, nounquotidian, adjectiveRemembrance Day, nounSat., Saturday, nounschoolday, nounseason, nounsecond, nounsecond hand, nounself-winding, adjectiveSeptember, nounshockproof, adjectivesilver anniversary, nounsilver jubilee, nounsilver wedding anniversary, nounsolar year, nounsolstice, nounspring, nounspringtime, nounstandard time, nounstopwatch, nounsummer, nounsummer solstice, nounsummertime, nounsummery, adjectiveSun., Sunday, nounsundown, nounsunrise, nounsunset, nounsun-up, nountercentenary, nounThanksgiving, nounthirty, numberThursday, nountime, nountime, verbtimepiece, nountimer, nountime signal, nountime warp, nountime zone, nountoday, adverbtoday, nountomorrow, adverbtomorrow, nountonight, adverbtonight, nountriennial, adjectiveTuesday, nountwilight, nounWed., Wednesday, nounweek, nounweekday, nounweekend, nounweekly, adjectiveweeknight, nounWhit, nounWhitsun, nounwinter, nounwintertime, nounwk., wristwatch, nounyear, nounyesterday, adverbyr., Yule, nounYuletide, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► centenary celebrations
the day or year exactly 100 years after a particular eventcentenary of (=celebrating 100 years after a special event)· A special committee was formed to organize the centenary celebrations.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► celebrate· Lord's celebrated its centenary of Test cricket and produced a match worthy of the occasion.· Eros, by Sir Alfred Gilbert, was erected in 1893 and celebrates its centenary on June 29.· From Ottawa we spent a memorable day in Prescott where the club was celebrating its centenary.· It's not the way to celebrate your centenary, as manager Ally Robertson knows only too well.· Modern aversion is encapsulated by a notice about Heartlanders, a 1989 community play celebrating Birmingham's centenary as a city.· Please help us raise funds now so our four-legged inmates can celebrate our centenary in 1992.
► mark· A competition was also held and souvenirs were distributed to mark the centenary.· Orwell's year 1984 also marked the quarter-centenary of the association.
a concert to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth