Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who is 100 years old or older.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to a centenary, or to a person one hundred years old.
- noun A person a hundred years old or older.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or relating to a hundred years.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun One who is at least 100 years old. One who is past his or her tenth
decade . - adjective Being at least 100 years old. Beyond one's tenth decade.
- adjective Of or relating to a centenarian.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective being at least 100 years old
- noun someone who is at least 100 years old
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is a rather remarkable fact in connection with the examples of longevity cited that in almost every instance the centenarian is a person in the humblest rank of life.
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It is a rather remarkable fact in connection with the examples of longevity cited that in almost every instance the centenarian is a person in the humblest rank of life.
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A centenarian is a person who has lived beyond 100 years.
The Times of India 2010
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The centenarian is the oldest known living owner of a 2010 Camaro.
unknown title 2009
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The centenarian was a union leader, fish and chip shop worker and insurance collector during a varied career in the city.
Express & Star 2008
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COHEN: You got check out this Web site: www. bumc.bu.edu, that's the site for Boston University and once you're there, do a search on "centenarian" and you'll find the new England Centenarian Study where you can find more on the secrets to living to 100 and beyond.
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The Journal goes on to speak of perhaps the most remarkable 'centenarian' of the nineteenth century: --
Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of Henry Reeve, C.B., D.C.L. In Two Volumes. Volume II. John Knox Laughton 1872
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"I look forward to an article here about a centenarian raping a College fresher."
The Geezer Bandit 2009
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I look forward to an article here about a centenarian raping a College fresher.
The Geezer Bandit 2009
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I look forward to an article here about a centenarian raping a College fresher.
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