Centennial
[sen'tenɪəl] or [sɛn'tɛnɪəl]
Definition
(noun.) the 100th anniversary (or the celebration of it).
(adj.) of or relating to or completing a period of 100 years; 'centennial celebration' .
Typed by Joan--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before; as, a centennial ode.
(a.) Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee; a centennial celebration.
(a.) Lasting or aged a hundred years.
(n.) The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary.
Inputed by Augustine
Definition
adj. happening once in a hundred years.—n. a hundredth anniversary.
Editor: Rosanne
Examples
- But another quarter of a century brought still grander results, which were displayed at the Centennial Exhibition at Philadelphia, in 1876. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- It became the most wonderful exhibit of the Centennial, and the judges gave Bell their Certificate of Award. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- That was the actual beginning of the plant and the industry of which the centennial was celebrated in 1916. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Only two months after the day on which the telephone had actually talked for the first time the Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- At the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876, Wallace-Farmer dynamos built at Ansonia, Connecticut, were shown, with the current from which arc lamps were there put in actual service. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- But when Miss Hubbard left for the Centennial, and begged him to go with her, he could not resist. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Advances Shown at Centennial Exhibition, 1876. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Otto was associated with Langen in producing his first machine, and its introduction at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia in 1876 excited great attention. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Shortly after the first appearance of the telephone at the Centennial Exposition men were accustomed to laugh at the new invention, and call it a freak, a scientific toy. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Great Display at London Exhibition, 1851, and Centennial, Philadelphia, 1876. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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