Synonyms for centenary


Grammar : Adj
Spell : sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee; especially British sen-tee-nuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i; especially British sɛnˈti nə ri


Définition of centenary

Origin :
  • c.1600, "period of 100 years," from Latin centenarius "of a hundred, relating to a hundred," from centenai "a hundred each," from centum "hundred" (see hundred). As a noun, "100th anniversary," from 1788.
  • As in century : adj of one hundred years
  • As in hundred : adj pertaining to 100
Example sentences :
  • It so happened that we were at Frankfort on the centenary of Goethe's death.
  • Extract from : « War Letters of a Public-School Boy » by Paul Jones.
  • Speech delivered on the Centenary of his birth, February 12, 1909.
  • Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
  • In 1916, the centenary of his birth was celebrated in Port Louis.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 » by Various
  • Never surely was there such a gathering in Herrnhut as on that Centenary Day.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton
  • We cannot, therefore, as yet fix upon the objects of our Centenary Offering.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • I am not worrying about my centenary; I am worrying about next quarter-day.
  • Extract from : « The Angel and the Author - and Others » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • We are approaching the centenary of the fall of the Bastile.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • A large number assembled to celebrate the centenary of Cook's death.
  • Extract from : « Celebrated Travels and Travellers » by Jules Verne
  • Franklins statue was set up there in 1906, for his centenary.
  • Extract from : « Historic Paris » by Jetta S. Wolff
  • From the pulpit which had been his, the centenary tribute to his memory was delivered.
  • Extract from : « Recollections of a Long Life » by John Stoughton

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