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C0204900 (sĕn′chə-rē)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.

[Latin centuria, a group of a hundred, from centum, hundred; see dekm̥ in Indo-European roots.]

cen·tu′ri·al adj.cen′tu·ry·long′ adj.

century

(ˈsɛntʃərɪ) n, pl -ries1. a period of 100 years2. one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ3. 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) (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men. See also maniple5. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men. See also maniple6. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often capital) a style of type[C16: from Latin centuria, from centum hundred]

cen•tu•ry

(ˈsɛn tʃə ri)

n., pl. -ries. 1. a period of 100 years. 2. one of the successive periods of 100 years reckoned forward or backward from a recognized chronological epoch, esp. from the assumed date of the birth of Jesus. 3. any group or collection of 100. 4. a subdivision of the Roman legion, orig. consisting of 100 men. 5. one of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote. [1525–35; < Latin centuria, derivative of cent(um) 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.

century

A measure of time equal to 100 years.

Thesaurus

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 yearsdecade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 yearsquattrocento - the 15th century in Italian art and literaturetwentieth century - the century from 1901 to 2000half-century - a period of 50 yearsquarter-century - a period of 25 years
	2.	century - ten 10s 100, hundred, one C, Clarge integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten

Translations

世纪板球中的一百分

century

(ˈsentʃəri) noun – plural ˈcenturies – 1. a (period of a) hundred years. the 19th century; for more than a century.世纪2. in cricket, a hundred runs. He has just made his second century this year.板球中的一百分

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the turn of the year

At or near the end of one year and the beginning of another. The turn of the year is always my busiest period as that's when our annual audit takes place. It's a little strange because their new fiscal year starts in March, unlike most companies who start theirs at the turn of the year.See also: of, turn, year

the turn of the century

At or near the end of one century and the beginning of another. At the turn of the 20th century, the introduction of factory electrification caused a huge boom in manufacturing. Scientists predict we won't see artificial intelligence that sophisticated until the turn of the century.See also: century, of, turn

century note

A United States $100 bill. In an attempt to impress his date, Fred pulled a century note out of his pocket to pay for dinner.See also: century, note

turn of the century

the time when the year changes to one with two final zeros, such as from 1899 to 1900. (Although technically incorrect-a new century begins with the year ending in 01—most people ignore this.) My family moved to America at the turn of the century. My uncle was born before the turn of the last century.See also: century, of, turn

turn of the century

The beginning or end of a particular century, as in That idiom dates from the turn of the century, that is to say, about 1900. This expression was first recorded in 1926. See also: century, of, turn

the ˌturn of the ˈcentury/ˈyear

the time when a new century/year starts: He was born around the turn of the century.See also: century, of, turn, year

century note

n. a one-hundred-dollar bill. (see also C-note.) I got a couple of century notes for driving these guys home from the bank. See also: century, note

century

1. (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men 2. (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting

Century

in ancient Rome, a military and political division of the citizenry. According to classical tradition, the Roman cavalry was divided into centuries in the regal period (eighth-sixth centuries B.C.). The reform by which the century became a general military and electoral unit is attributed to King Servius Tullius (sixth century B.C.). It divided all citizens into five property classifications; each classification supplied a fixed number of centuries and received a corresponding number of votes in the comitia centuriata (Centuriate Assembly). The initial total of 193 centuries was increased to 373 between the First and Second Punic wars. The century retained its importance as a military subdivision under the empire, when it was part of a cohort in a legion.

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noun a period of 100 years

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