# centenary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɛnˈtɛnəɹi/ · frequency rank #17,315

## Definitions
1. Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
2. Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly
3. Of or related to the number one hundred, particularly

## Etymology
From Latin centēnārius (“containing 100; local official overseeing a hundred”) either directly or via French centenaire, from centēnī (“100 each”) + -ārius (“-ary”), from centum (“hundred”). Doublet of centner, kantar, and quintal.

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccentenary`, `cenetnary`, `cenntenary`, `centeanry`, `centenarry`, `centenaryy`, `centenayr`, `centennary`, `centenray`, `centneary`, `centtenary`, `cetnenary`, `cnetenary`, `ecntenary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/centenary