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Definitions for Century

[1] a period of 100 years.
[2] 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.
[3] any group or collection of 100: a century of limericks.
[4] (in the ancient Roman army) a company, consisting of approximately 100 men.
[5] one of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote.
[6] (initial capital letter ) Printing . a style of type.
[7] Slang . a hundred-dollar bill; 100 dollars.
[8] Sports . a race of 100 yards or meters, as in track or swimming, or of 100 miles, as in bicycle racing.
[9] Cricket . a score of at least 100 runs made by one batsman in a single inning.
[10] a period of 100 years
[11] one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ
[12] a score or grouping of 100 to score a century in cricket mainly US (as modifier ) the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game
[13] (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men See also maniple
[14] (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting
[15] (often capital) a style of type

Words related to Century

centenary, centennial, centurial

Words nearby Century

centuple, centuplicate, centurial, centuried, centurion, century, century plant, centésimo, ceo, ceorl, cep

Origin of Century

1525–35; < Latin centuria unit made up of 100 parts, especially company of soldiers, equivalent to cent(um ) 100 + -uria, perhaps extracted from decuria decury

Other words from Century

half-cen·tu·ry , noun, plural half·-cen·tu·ries.

Word origin for Century

C16: from Latin centuria, from centum hundred

Synonyms for Century

centenary, centennial, centurial