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centennium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cen-ten-ni-um
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of century: A period of 100 years.

Etymology

From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years”), from centennis (“100-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”). Cognate with centennial.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

centennia (plural)

Derived Forms

quincentennium

Synonyms

century

Questions

What does centennium mean?
Synonym of century: A period of 100 years.
Where does centennium come from?
From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years”), from centennis (“100-year”) + -ium (“forming abstract nouns”). Cognate with centennial.

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