centennium

English

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from centennis (100-year) + -ium (forming abstract nouns). Cognate with centennial.

Noun

centennium (plural centennia)

  1. (rare) Synonym of century: A period of 100 years.
    Coordinate terms: annum, biennium, triennium, quadrennium, quinquennium, sexennium, septennium, octennium, novennium, decennium, vicennium, tricennium, quincentennium, millennium, decamillennium, centimillennium, millionennium

Derived terms

Latin

Etymology

From centennis (100-year) + -ium (forming abstract nouns).

Noun

centennium n (genitive centenniī or centennī); second declension

  1. (Late Latin) century: a period of 100 years

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
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