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noun
- 1. a period of one hundred years: "a century ago most people walked to work"
- 2. a score of a hundred in a sporting event, especially a batsman's score of a hundred runs in cricket: "he scored the only century of the tour"
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a period of 100 years counted from what is believed to be the year of the birth of Jesus Christ: Rome was founded in the eighth century BC (= before Christ). He's an expert on 15th-century Italian art. a score of 100 runs (= points) in cricket: Both captains scored centuries. His third Test century came from only 135 balls. the turn of the century.
The meaning of CENTURY is a period of 100 years; specifically : one of the 100-year divisions of the Christian era or of the preceding period of human history. How to use century in a sentence.
A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
one of the successive periods of 100 years reckoned forward or backward from a recognized chronological epoch, especially from the assumed date of the birth of Jesus. any group or collection of 100: a century of limericks. (in the ancient Roman army) a company, consisting of approximately 100 men.
Definition of century noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The noun century comes from the Latin word centuria, which was a group of 100, particularly a group of 100 Roman soldiers (one of 16 such groups in a Roman legion). The word today still can refer to 100 of something. In sports, a century is a score of 100 in a game of cricket.
a period of 100 years, especially used in giving dates: the twentieth century. Fewer examples. It was built in the late nineteenth century. The house is modelled on a 16th century castle. The twentieth century brought about revolutionary changes in our lifestyles. The world has changed fundamentally over the last century.
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CENTURY meaning: 1 : a period of 100 years; 2 : a period of 100 years counted from the beginning of the Christian era.
n. pl. cen·tu·ries. 1. a. A period of 100 years. b. Each of the successive periods of 100 years before or since the advent of the Christian era. 2. a. A unit of the Roman army originally consisting of 100 men. b. One of the 193 electoral divisions of the Roman people. 3. A group of 100 things.
