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centenary

[sen-ten-uh-ree, sen-tn-er-ee, sen-tee-nuh-ree] / sɛnˈtɛn ə ri, ˈsɛn tnˌɛr i, sɛnˈti nə ri /
ADJECTIVE
century
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ADJECTIVE
hundred
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Spence also recorded a version of Nessun Dorma, filmed on the steps of the Royal Albert Hall, to mark the aria's centenary.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

Hassan Perez, a historian, former student leader and close collaborator of Castro, acknowledged that the centenary was arriving under "the most complex conditions that could have been imagined."

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

He resurfaced, conspicuously, at the Communist Party’s centenary celebration in Tiananmen Square the following summer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

Founders appear at centenary celebrations and sign pledges to “common prosperity.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

There was also, poignantly now, a slender, hardbound history of Centralia, prepared to mark the town’s centenary just before the outbreak of the fire.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson

The festival was bookended by two comedies celebrating their centenaries: Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush” and Buster Keaton’s “Go West.”

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 17, 2025

"This event is very much in keeping with the reconciliation efforts of successive Irish presidents and the Queen over recent years and the inclusive approach to marking the decade of centenaries," he said.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2021

With 2019 short on big musical centenaries, the 150th anniversary of the death of Berlioz features prominently.

From The Guardian Jan. 1, 2019

It celebrates the centenaries of two laws that enfranchised some British women and gave those over 21 the right to stand for Parliament.

From Economist Apr. 19, 2018

Their pay, most probably of a month, was computed at thirty-four centenaries of gold, about one hundred and thirty-six thousand pounds sterling.

From History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 by Henry Hart Milman




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