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centennialrelating to a hundredth anniversary

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: relating to a hundredth anniversary

Pronunciation (IPA): /senˈteniəl/

Korean meaning: 100주년의

Korean pronunciation: 센**테**니얼

Example Sentences

  • My great-grandmother attended her own centennial birthday party last year.
  • The centennial time capsule was buried with outdated technology that's now vintage.
  • The city is planning centennial festivities for its founding in 1924.

centennial

ADJECTIVE

//senˈteniəl//

relating to a hundredth anniversary

centennial concept
💡 Concept

relating to a hundredth anniversary

centennial rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Centennial celebrations bloom perennial, bridging every millennial

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/senˈteniəl/
🇬🇧 UK/senˈtiːniəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootcent
Suffix--ial

Origin

라틴어 'centum(100)'과 'annus(년)'에서 유래한 단어로, 말 그대로 '100년'을 의미합니다. 19세기 미국 독립 100주년을 기념하며 널리 사용되기 시작했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

perennialmillennialbiennial
perennial
millennial
biennial

🔗Collocations

centennial celebration
centennial anniversary
centennial year
centennial commemoration
centennial festival
mark the centennial

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My great-grandmother attended her own centennial birthday party last year.

😄 Fun example

The centennial time capsule was buried with outdated technology that's now vintage.

The city is planning centennial festivities for its founding in 1924.

The centennial edition of the novel includes previously unpublished chapters.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

hundredth anniversarycentenaryhundred-year milestone

Antonyms

inauguralfounding

Related

bicentennialsesquicentennialmillenniumanniversaryjubilee

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