centennial
adjective/sɛnˈtɛniəl/
Frequency rank: #8,932 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Relating to or marking a period of one hundred years.
Example sentence
The city held grand celebrations to mark its centennial anniversary.
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