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cen·ten·nial
I. \(ˈ)sen.|tenēəl, sən.ˈt-, -nyəl\ adjective
Etymology: Latin centum hundred + English -ennial (as in biennial)
1. : of or relating to a period of 100 years or its completion : completing 100 years
2. : relating to or associated with the commemoration of an event that happened 100 years before
< a centennial exhibition >
3. : lasting or aged 100 years
< centennial pines >
• cen·ten·nial·ly \-əlē, -əli\ adverb
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a 100th anniversary or its celebration
< the centennial of the United States in 1876 >
2. : a dice game in which two players throw three dice to get singly or in combination sequences from 1 to 12 and then 12 to 1 |