centenary
noun
ˈsen-tə-ˌner-ē
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A centenary, like its cousin centennial, is an anniversary. Thus, the year 2013 may mark the centenary of a town's founding, and the year-long calendar of public events that the town sponsors for the occasion—that is, the celebration of the anniversary—can also be called a centenary. Individuals have their own centenaries, which usually celebrate their births; thus, Gerald Ford's centenary will occur in 2013, and John Kennedy's in 2017. And if you live long enough to be a centenarian, you'll be around to join the celebrations.
Examples of centenary in a Sentence
John Bleasdale, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Some four thousand people, my mother and I among them, filled Atlanta’s historic Fox Theatre, in September, to celebrate Jimmy Carter’s centenary with a night of music, which the thirty-ninth President probably loved more than any other.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2025
Ferrari won Le Mans that year, which also saw the French classic celebrate its centenary, and claimed first place again in 2024.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The optical frames, for example, are from the Iris Apfel X Zenni collaboration, one of many that took place the year of her centenary.
—Miles Socha, WWD, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Centenary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/centenary. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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