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cen·tu·ry

(sĕn′chə-rē)

n. pl. cen·tu·ries

a. A period of 100 years.

b. Each of the successive periods of 100 years before or since the advent of the Christian era.

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.

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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

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 maniple

5. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men. See also maniple

6. (Historical Terms) (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting

7. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (often capital) a style of type

[C16: from Latin centuria, from centum hundred]

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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.

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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 decade, decennary, decennium - a period of 10 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 100, hundred, one C, C large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten

Translations

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قَرْنمِئَةُ جَوْلَهمِئَةُ سَنَه

stoletístovka

århundredehundredårhundrede pointårhundred

JahrhundertZenturie

αιώνας

jarcento

siglo centuria

vuosisata

siècle centurie

शताब्दी

stoljećevijek

évszázadszázad

abad

öldhundraî stig

secolo centuria centinaio centone

世紀

1 세기

amžiusšimtinėšimtmetis

gadsimtssimts skrējienu

eeuwcenturie

århundre

stulecie wiekcenturia

século centúria

secolveac

век

storočiestotinastovka

stoletjestotnija

stotina

århundradesekel

ศตวรรษ

yüzyıl asıryüz sayı

thế kỷ

世纪板球中的一百分

century

[ˈsentjʊrɪ] N

1. (= 100 years) → siglo m
in the 20th century → en el siglo veinte

2. (Cricket) → cien puntos mpl, cien carreras fpl

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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

(CRICKET) (= one hundred runs) → série f de cent courses

century

→ Jahrhundert nt; in the twentieth century → im zwanzigsten Jahrhundert; (written) → im 20. Jahrhundert

(Cricket) → Hundert f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

century

[ˈsɛntjʊrɪ] n → secolo; (in cricket) → cento punti
in the twentieth century → nel ventesimo secolo

century

(ˈsentʃəri) noun – plural ˈcenturies –

1. a (period of a) hundred years. the 19th century; for more than a century.

2. in cricket, a hundred runs. He has just made his second century this year.

century

→ قَرْن století århundrede Jahrhundert αιώνας siglo vuosisata siècle stoljeće secolo 世紀 1 세기 eeuw århundre stulecie século век århundrade ศตวรรษ yüzyıl thế kỷ 世纪

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