CENTENARY


Meaning of CENTENARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.