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centenary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cen·te·na·ry /senˈtiːnəri $ -ˈten-, ˈsentəneri/ noun (plural centenaries) especially British English (also centennial /senˈteniəl/ especially American English) [countable]  TMCthe day or year exactly 100 years after a particular event 一百周年(纪念)centenary of a concert to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth 纪念这位作曲家百年华诞的音乐会
Examples from the Corpus
centenaryIn a society that values freedom above all, the obvious way to celebrate a centenary is just to keep driving.Please help us raise funds now so our four-legged inmates can celebrate our centenary in 1992.When Einstein's centenary came along in 1979 there was a flurry of publishing activity.An event such as a school centenary can often produce a wealth of material from the local community.I wish to produce the brochure in time for its issue to have maximum circulation and impact to ensure a successful centenary.Part of the programme included talks prepared by the cadets on the subject of the centenary.The centenary of Ivon Hitchens' birth is commemorated by several exhibitions of his work.By extreme good fortune, Blackpool can celebrate its tramway centenary with one of its original ten cars of 1885.
cen·te·na·ry nounChineseSyllable
Corpus years 100 year day or particular after exactly a the


centenary
centenary /senˈtiːnəri $ -ˈten-, ˈsentəneri/ noun (plural centenaries) especially British English (also cen‧ten‧ni‧al /senˈteniəl/ especially American English) [countable]
the day or year exactly 100 years after a particular event
    centenary of
    a concert to mark the centenary of the composer’s birth


cen·ten·aryBrE /senˈtiːnəri/ 🔊NAmE /senˈtenəri/ 🔊 (
plural
cen·ten·aries
)
(especially BrE) (NAmE usually cen·ten·nial) noun
the 100th anniversary of an event * 100 周年纪念The club will celebrate its centenary next year. 俱乐部明年要庆祝成立一百周年。🔊🔊the centenary year一百周年纪念年   see also bicentenary, tercentenary