century

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Synonyms: centry, centaury, centura

Antonyms: centry, centaury, centura

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q578}} A [[period]] of one hundred consecutive [[year]]s; ''often specifically'' a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the ''twentieth century'', which stretches from (''strictly'') 1901 through 2000, or (''informally'') 1900 through 1999. The ''first century [[AD]]'' was from 1 to 100.
2. A [[unit]] in [[ancient]] [[Roman]] army, originally of one hundred [[army]] soldiers as part of a [[cohort]], later of more varied sizes (but typically containing sixty to seventy or eighty) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a [[centurion]].
3. A [[political]] [[division]] of ancient Rome, meeting in the {{U|centuriate}} Assembly.
4. A [[hundred]] things of the same kind; a hundred.
5. {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[hundred]] [[run]]s [[score]]d either by a single [[player]] in one [[innings]], or by two players in a [[partnership]].
6. {{lb|en|snooker}} A [[score]] of one hundred [[point]]s.
7. {{lb|en|sports}} A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
8. {{lb|en|US|informal}} A [[banknote]] in the [[denomination]] of one hundred [[dollar]]s.

Proper noun

1. {{surname|en}}.

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