CENTENNIAL


Meaning of CENTENNIAL in English

— centennially , adv.

/sen ten"ee euhl/ , adj.

1. pertaining to, or marking the completion of, a period of 100 years.

2. pertaining to a 100th anniversary.

3. lasting 100 years.

4. 100 years old.

n.

5. a 100th anniversary or its celebration; centenary.

[ 1790-1800; cent- 100 (see CENT) + E -ennial pertaining to a period of years (extracted from BIENNIAL) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .