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centenarian noun We can't say there are exactly 100 English words based on the Latin root "centum," meaning "hundred," but there are certainly dozens. "Centenarian" isn't the oldest one; it only dates from the late 1700s. Far older is "centurion" (an ancient Roman military officer), which has been around since the 13th century. A younger "centum" offspring is "centisecond," a rare term for 1/100 of a second that dates from the 1950s. From colorful words such as "centicipitous" (which means "100-headed") to practical ones like "centgener" ("a device for planting 100 seeds"), "centum" descendants have enlivened our language for centuries. : one that is 100 years old or older

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December 11, 2006 sen-tuh-NAIR-ee-un "A government census reported 20,561 Japanese over the age of 100, a doubling of the ranks of centenarians in just five years." (Maclean's, June 2004)

Word	centenarian
Date	December 11, 2006
Type	noun
Syllables	sen-tuh-NAIR-ee-un
Etymology	We can't say there are exactly 100 English words based on the Latin root "centum," meaning "hundred," but there are certainly dozens. "Centenarian" isn't the oldest one; it only dates from the late 1700s. Far older is "centurion" (an ancient Roman military officer), which has been around since the 13th century. A younger "centum" offspring is "centisecond," a rare term for 1/100 of a second that dates from the 1950s. From colorful words such as "centicipitous" (which means "100-headed") to practical ones like "centgener" ("a device for planting 100 seeds"), "centum" descendants have enlivened our language for centuries.
Examples	"A government census reported 20,561 Japanese over the age of 100, a doubling of the ranks of centenarians in just five years." (Maclean's, June 2004)
Definition	: one that is 100 years old or older

Words Dates Older Centum Centenarian December Noun Sen Tuh Nair Ee Un