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century
1[ sen-chuh-ree ]
noun
- a period of 100 years.
- 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.
- one of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote.
- (initial capital letter) Printing. a style of type.
- Slang. a hundred-dollar bill; 100 dollars.
- Sports. a race of 100 yards or meters, as in track or swimming, or of 100 miles, as in bicycle racing.
- Cricket. a score of at least 100 runs made by one batsman in a single inning.
-century
2[ sen-chuh-ree ]
- a combining form of century, affixed to the number that specifies the 100-year span cited, and used only as an adjective:
19th-century American literature;
a collection of 6th-century metal sculptures that was stolen in the late 20th century.
century
/ ˈɛԳʃəɪ /
noun
- a period of 100 years
- one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ
- a score or grouping of 100
to score a century in cricket
- ( as modifier )
the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game
- (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men See also maniple
- (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting
- often capital a style of type
Other 51Թ Forms
- -t· noun plural halfcenturies
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of century1
Idioms and Phrases
see turn of the century .Example Sentences
Since the turn of the century, tax cuts are responsible for 57% of the increase in the country’s debt-to-GDP ratio, a measure economists rely upon to see if our debt burden is becoming unmanageable.
That anxiety never entirely evaporated, even as the U.S. rose to dominant superpower status over the course of the 20th century.
It takes the US back a century in terms of protectionism.
About a century ago on the Pacific island of Vanuatu, a messiah cult centered on a mythical figure named John Frum, who would bring riches and happiness, rooted itself among the local population.
The state is expected to record a third straight year of ample water supplies in the mountains, which hasn’t happened in a quarter of a century.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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