3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.

That opened through long lines

Of sacred ilex and centennial pines.

Longfellow.

Cen*ten"ni*al, n. The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a centenary. [U. S.]

Cen*ten"ni*al*ly, adv. Once in a hundred years.

Cen"ter (?), n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. &?; to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the middle point or place.

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