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Centennial vs Centuries - What's the difference?

centennial | centuries |

As nouns the difference between centennial and centuries

is that centennial is the hundredth anniversary of an event or happening while centuries is .

As an adjective centennial

is relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.

centennial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
  • a centennial ode
  • Happening once in a hundred years.
  • a centennial''' jubilee; a '''centennial celebration
  • Lasting or aged a hundred years.
  • * Longfellow
  • That opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines.

    Noun

    (wikipedia centennial) (en noun)
  • The hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
  • Derived terms

    * semicentennial * sesquicentennial

    centuries

    English

    Noun

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