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单词 centenaries
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centenaries in British English

plural noun
centenary
 

centenary in British English

(sɛnˈtiːnərɪ)
adjective
1. 
of or relating to a period of 100 years
2. 
occurring once every 100 years
nounWord forms: plural -naries
3. 
a 100th anniversary or its celebration
Word origin
C17: from Latin centēnārius of a hundred, from centēnī a hundred each, from centum hundred

Examples of 'centenaries' in a sentence
centenaries

They don't get in the way of purely musical enjoyment, these link-ups and centenaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
When the centenaries have passed, what then?
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Centenaries were always handy opportunities for reassessment.
The Times Literary Supplement (2017)
The year 2011 marks several important centenaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But we must still try, and as its centenaries go by we shall try again.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
It's a weekend of centenaries.
The Sun (2017)
Centenaries prompt reassessment and new editions.
The Times Literary Supplement (2018)
That's the trouble with centenaries.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
The lives of ten 'remarkable' people whose birth centenaries fall this year are celebrated in a new set of stamps.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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