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. |
century [ˈsɛntʃərɪ]
n pl -ries
1. a period of 100 years
2. one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ
3.
a. a score or grouping of 100 to score a century in cricket
b. Chiefly US (as modifier) the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game
4. (Military) (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men See also maniple
5. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting
6. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often capital) a style of type
[from Latin centuria, from centum hundred]
Century a group of a hundred things; a period of one hundred years; a body of one hundred men or troops.
Examples: century of copies, 1867; of sultrying passions, 1598; of prayers, 1611; of sonnets, 1855; of troops; of words, 1737; of years.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  century - a period of 100 years period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" millennium, millenary - a span of 1000 years quattrocento - the 15th century in Italian art and literature twentieth century - the century from 1901 to 2000 half-century - a period of 50 years quarter-century - a period of 25 years |
| 2. |  century - ten 10s large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten |
Translations
century [ˈsentjʊrɪ] N
century [ˈsɛntʃəri] n
(= one hundred years) → siècle m
the 20th century → le vingtième siècle
the 21st century → le vingt et unième siècle
in the twentieth century → au vingtième siècle
the 20th century → le vingtième siècle
the 21st century → le vingt et unième siècle
in the twentieth century → au vingtième siècle
century
n
→ Jahrhundert nt; in the twentieth century → im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert; (written) → im 20. Jahrhundert
(Cricket) → Hundert f
century [ˈsɛntjʊrɪ] n → secolo; (in cricket) → cento punti
in the twentieth century → nel ventesimo secolo
century [ˈsɛntjʊrɪ] n → secolo; (in cricket) → cento punti
in the twentieth century → nel ventesimo secolo
in the twentieth century → nel ventesimo secolo
century [ˈsɛntjʊrɪ] n → secolo; (in cricket) → cento punti
in the twentieth century → nel ventesimo secolo
n century [ˈsentʃəri]
1 a (period of a) hundred years the 19th century; for more than a century. eeu مِئَةُ سَنَه век století århundrede; hundredår das Jahrhundert αιώνας siglo sajand قرن vuosisata siècle מֵאָה शताब्दी stoljeće (év)század abad öld secolo 世紀 세기 amžius, šimtmetis gadsimts kurun eeuw århundre wiek, stulecie século secol столетие; век storočie stoletje vek sekel ศตวรรษ yüzyıl, asır 世紀 століття سو سال ، صدی thế kỷ 世纪
2 in cricket, a hundred runs He has just made his second century this year. honderdtal مِئَةُ جَوْلَه крикет сто точки stovka hundrede point 100 Läufe εκατό πόντοι (στο κρίκετ) centena sada jooksu تلاش صد امتیازی sata pistettä centaine (de points) 100 נְקוּדוֹת בְּקרִיקֵט सौ रन 100 bodova 100 futam nilai seratus hundrað stig cento punti 100点 100점 šimtinė simts skrējienu (kriketā) seratus larian century hundre poeng sto punktów jogada de críquete (o) sută (de puncte) сто очков (v krikete) stovka sto (točk) 100 poena hundra poäng การแข่ง 100 เมตร/ไมล์ yüz sayı 板球中的一百分 сто очків کرکٹ میں سو دوڑیں یا رن tỷ số 100 lần chạy của một đối thủ cầm chày trong một lượt chơi 板球中的一百分
century → قرن století århundrede Jahrhundert αιώνας siglo vuosisata siècle stoljeće secolo 世紀 1 세기 eeuw århundre stulecie século столетие århundrade ศตวรรษ yüzyıl thế kỷ 世纪
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