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Centurial vs Centennial - What's the difference?

centurial | centennial |

As adjectives the difference between centurial and centennial

is that centurial is of or pertaining to a century while centennial is relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.

As a noun centennial is

the hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.

centurial

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Of or pertaining to a century

    • Anagrams

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    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