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Tomasz Klepinowski Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

centennial vs centenary

What's the difference between these two? I've looked up some info on the Internet but it didn't dispel my doubts. Please, if you don't mind, attach some exemplary sentences.
  

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In most contexts there's no difference.

Click here for examples. (Bookmark the Fraze-It site for future reference.)
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Double thank you then. The website is awe-inspiring!

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I agree with Tomasz; these two terms may be interchangeable. I couldn't find any evidence that perhaps one might be more more suitable to mark sombre or serious anniversaries. I really couldn't bring myself to say 'the centennial of the Holocaust' is approaching. It would seem more appropriate to use a word that somehow refects the gravity of the event and so I would want to use 'centenary of

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