Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
- pertaining to, or marking the completion of, a period of 100 years.
- pertaining to a 100th anniversary.
- lasting 100 years.
- 100 years old.
noun
- a 100th anniversary or its celebration; centenary.
adjective
- relating to, lasting for, or completing a period of 100 years
- occurring every 100 years
noun
- mainly US and Canadian another name for centenary
1789, from Latin centum “one hundred” (see hundred) + ending from biennial. As a noun, “hundredth anniversary celebration,” from 1876; the older noun is centenary.