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Title Centenary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
cen·te·na·ry
  \\sen-ˈte-nə-rē, ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē, -ˌne-rē, especially Brit sen-ˈtē-nə-rē\\ noun 
(plural -ries)
 ETYMOLOGY  Late Latin centenarium, from Latin centenarius of a hundred, from centeni one hundred each, from centum hundred — more at 
hundred
 DATE  1788
: 
centennial

• centenary adjective
English Etymology
centenary
  1607, from L. centenarius "of hundred," from centenai "a hundred each," from centum "hundred" (see hundred). Centenarian "person who is 100" is from 1846.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English


centenary 
noun 

VERB + CENTENARY celebrate, commemorate, mark The club will hold a party to celebrate its centenary. 

CENTENARY + NOUN celebrations, year

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
centenary
cen·ten·ary sen5ti:nEriNAmE -5tenEri / (pl. -ies(BrE(also cen·ten·nial NAmEBrEnoun   the 100th anniversary of an event
   第 100 周年纪念:
   The club will celebrate its centenary next year. 
   俱乐部明年要庆祝成立一百周年。 
   the centenary year 
   一百周年纪念年 
 see also 
bicentenary
 , 
tercentenary
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
cen·ten·a·ry
I. \sen.ˈtenərē, -ri; ˈsentənˌer-, -ntə̇ˌne-; Brit often sen.ˈtēn-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Late Latin centenarium, centenarius, from Latin centenarius, adjective
1. obsolete : a weight of 100 pounds
2. : a period, space, or age of 100 years : 
century

3. : a commemoration or celebration of an event that occurred 100 years before : 
centennial

4. : the governor of a county hundred
II. adjective
Etymology: Latin centenarius of a hundred, from centeni one hundred each, from centum hundred — more at 
hundred

1. : being 100 years later : marking a duration of 100 years : lasting 100 years : measured by hundred-year spans : 
centennial

 < a centenary celebration >
 < a centenary practice >
2. : belonging or relating to a county hundred

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