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English Dictionary: centenary by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
centenary
adj
  1. of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration"
    Synonym(s): centennial, centenary
n
  1. the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: centennial, centenary]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. centenarius, fr. centum a
      hundred.]
      1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.
  
      2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial.
            [bd]Centenary solemnities.[b8] --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Centenaries}.
      1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a
            century. [bd]Every centenary of years.[b8] --Hakewill.
  
      2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred
            a hundred years before.
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