Centenary

  • 11centenary — cen|te|na|ry [senˈti:nəri US ˈte , ˈsentəneri] n plural centenaries especially BrE also cen|ten|ni|al [senˈteniəl] especially AmE the day or year exactly 100 years after a particular event centenary of ▪ a concert to mark the centenary of the… …

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  • 12centenary — [[t]senti͟ːnəri, AM te̱n [/t]] centenaries N COUNT: oft N of n The centenary of an event such as someone s birth is the 100th anniversary of that event. [mainly BRIT] This week is the centenary of the death of the world famous Dutch painter,… …

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  • 13centenary — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Late Latin centenarium, from Latin centenarius of a hundred, from centeni one hundred each, from centum hundred more at hundred Date: 1788 centennial • centenary adjective …

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  • 14centenary — /sen ten euh ree, sen tn er ee/; esp. Brit. /sen tee neuh ree/, adj., n., pl. centenaries. adj. 1. of or pertaining to a period of 100 years. 2. recurring once in every 100 years: a centenary celebration. n. 3. a centennial. 4. a period of 100… …

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  • 15centenary — See centenary, centennial …

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  • 16centenary — also cen.tenni.al AmE noun (C) the day or year exactly 100 years after a particular event: a concert to mark the centenary of the composer s birth …

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  • 17centenary —   a. pertaining to or lasting 100 years n. one hundredth anniversary.    ♦ centennial, a. pertaining to or lasting 100 years; n. American, centenary.    ♦ centenarian, n. person aged 100 years or more …

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  • 18centenary — n. & adj. n. (pl. ies) 1 a hundredth anniversary. 2 a celebration of this. adj. 1 of or relating to a centenary. 2 occurring every hundred years. Etymology: L centenarius f. centeni a hundred each f. centum a hundred …

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  • 19Centenary Test — refers to two matches of Test cricket played between the English cricket team and the Australian cricket team, the first in 1977 and the second in 1980. These matches were played to mark the 100th anniversaries of the first Test cricket matches… …

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  • 20Centenary Methodist Church, Hyderabad — Centenary Methodist Church Country India Denomination Methodist Church in India Administration Diocese Hyderabad Regional Conferance Centenary Methodist Church is a church complex located at Chapel road, Abids housing two of the most prominent… …

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