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- 1. a period of one hundred years: "a century ago most people walked to work"
- 2. a score of one hundred in a sporting event, such as a cricket match: "he scored the only century of the tour"
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The meaning of CENTURY is a period of 100 years; specifically : one of the 100-year divisions of the Christian era or of the preceding period of human history. How to use century in a sentence.
CENTURY definition: 1. a period of 100 years: 2. a period of 100 years counted from what is believed to be the year of…. Learn more.
Century definition: a period of 100 years.. See examples of CENTURY used in a sentence.
Definition of century noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
100 years is called a century. The computer, the television, and video games were all invented in the twentieth century. People are now wondering what the twenty-first century holds for us.
A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900.
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.
