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/sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ · adjective
Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before..
a centennial ode
a centennial jubilee a centennial celebration
In her grand villa, half-way up the hill, / O'erlooking Florence, but retired and still; / With iron gates, that opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines, […]
Use centennial when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Centennial means Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before..
Common synonyms include hundred-year-old, centenary.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a centennial ode
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