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centennial

/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.36 in modern English

Syllables
cen-ten-ni-al
IPA
/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.

adj

Happening once in a hundred years.

adj

Lasting or aged a hundred years.

noun

The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

name

A city in Colorado.

name

A census-designated place in Wyoming.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years, century”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/
  • British English: /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/

Inflected Forms

centennials (plural)

Derived Forms

demisesquicentennial intercentennial centennially multicentennial semicentennial quasquicentennial sesquicentennial bicentennial tricentennial quadricentennial quincentennial sexcentennial

Frequently Paired Words

frequency bicentennial semiquincentennial sestercentennial tricentennial quincentennial millennial

Synonyms

centenary hundred-year-old

Rhymes With

perennial millennial biennial bicentennial triennial quadrennial decennial

Questions

How do you pronounce centennial?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/.
What does centennial mean?
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
Where does centennial come from?
Etymology tree Latin centennis Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Late Latin centennium Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English centennial From Late Latin centennium (“period of 100 years, century”) + English -al (suffix forming adjectives and nouns).

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