# centennial

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɛnˈtɛnɪəl/ · frequency rank #18,035

## Definitions
1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.
2. Happening once in a hundred years.
3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.

## Etymology
From Late Latin centennis (“100-year”) + -al.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccentennial`, `cenetnnial`, `cenntennial`, `centenial`, `centeninal`, `centennail`, `centenniall`, `centennila`, `centnenial`, `centtennial`, `cetnennial`, `cnetennial`, `ecntennial`

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