centennial

Definition

Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an event that happened a hundred years before.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• "a centennial ode"
• "a centennial jubilee    a centennial celebration"
• "In her grand villa, half-way up the hill, / O'erlooking Florence, but retired and still; / With iron gates, that opened through long lines / Of sacred ilex and centennial pines, […]"