cen·tu·ry (s n ch -r )n. pl. cen·tu·ries 1. Abbr. C. or c. or cent. 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. [Latin centuria, a group of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dek  in Indo-European roots.]cen·tu ri·al adj.cen tu·ry·long adj. |
centurial [sɛnˈtjʊərɪəl]
adj
1. (Military) of or relating to a Roman century
2. Rare involving a period of 100 years
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