Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

centenary

/sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: cent-en-ary
IPA: /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

adj

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

adj

Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.

noun

Synonym of centurion: An officer commanding 100 men, especially (historical) in the Roman army.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of century: a period of 100 years.

Obsolete

noun

Synonym of hundredweight, especially (historical) in Greek and Roman contexts.

noun

Synonym of centgrave: a position in the Frankish Empire overseeing local administration.

Example Sentences

"The committee of the Mechanics’ Institute having agreed to celebrate the centenary of the Poet, and to raise funds for purchasing books for the library at the same time, held a public concert in the Assembly Room in the evening."
"In the midst of a world war many centenaries pass unnoticed, but one which fell on August 2, namely, the opening of Fenchurch Street station, is deserving of record."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm Proto-Italic *kəntom Latin centum Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -(ē)nus Latin centēnus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -ārius Latin centēnāriusder. English centenary From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”), either directly or through French centenaire from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (-ary), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: centēnārius, centenaire

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/
British English: /sɛnˈtiːnəɹi/

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

centenaries (plural) centenaries (present, singular) centenarying (participle, present) centenaried (participle, past) centenaried (past)

Derived Forms

semicentenary sesquicentenary bicentenary sestercentenary tricentenary quadricentenary quincentenary sexcentenary septicentenary octocentenary novocentenary

Frequently Paired Words

centenarian unary binary trinary tetranary quintenary hexanary septenary

Synonyms

centennial centenarian hundred-year-old centurion century hundredweight centgrave hundredman hundred

Rhymes With

machinery scenery plenary greenery senary duodenary henry

Questions

How do you pronounce centenary?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/.
What does centenary mean?: Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
Where does centenary come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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