'Centenary' definitions:
Definition of 'centenary'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; "centennial celebration" [syn: centennial, centenary]
noun
The 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it) [syn: centennial, centenary]
Definition of 'Centenary'
From: GCIDE
- Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. centenarius, fr. centum a hundred.]
- 1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial. "Centenary solemnities." --Fuller. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Centenary'
From: GCIDE
- Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, n.; pl. Centenaries.
- 1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a century. "Every centenary of years." --Hakewill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred a hundred years before. [1913 Webster]