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# centenarian

noun (a centenarian, centenarians)

«centenarian» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A person who is 100 years old or older. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths and science lessons it links with "cent" meaning 100 (century, centimetre). In news and everyday life, people celebrate when a grandparent becomes a centenarian. Phrases: "become a centenarian".

### Examples

- My great-grandma is a centenarian; she is 101. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#x1)
- The centenarian got a birthday card from the King. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#x2)
- Japan has many centenarians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#x3)
- A centenarian has lived for at least a century. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#x4)
- The village threw a party for its first centenarian. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/#x5)

### Note

Pronounced "sen-ten-AIR-ee-an". "Cent-" means 100: a century is 100 years. If someone was born in 1925, they become a centenarian in 2025 (2025 − 1925 = 100). In the UK, people turning 100 get a card from the King.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «centenarian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/centenarian/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«centenarian» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/centenarian.html) on Mova free.