Centennial \Cen*ten"ni*al\, a. [L. centum a hundred + annus
year.]
1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an
event that happened a hundred years before; as, a
centennial ode.
2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee;
a centennial celebration.
3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.
That opened through long lines Of sacred ilex and
centennial pines. --Longfellow.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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