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century

UK
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/
US
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/

Translations

centurynoun
centuries
pl
UK
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/
US
/ˈsɛn.tʃər.i/
The 20th century saw significant technological advancements.
Le XXe siècle a connu d'importantes avancées technologiques.
Additional translations
centurieAu cricket, score de cent points.
centurieAntiquité romaine ; unité militaire de cent hommes environ.
Synonyms
hundred years
centenary
century mark
centuryadjective
UK
/ˈsɛn.tʃəri/
US
/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ri/
Attributive use of the noun before another noun.
centenaireS'emploie surtout avant un nom pour indiquer une durée ou un âge de cent ans.
The exhibition is housed in a century-old mansion.
L'exposition se trouve dans un manoir centenaire.

Definitions

centurynoun
A period of one hundred years.
The 20th century saw significant technological advancements.
A score of one hundred runs by a batsman in cricket.
The batsman celebrated his century with a leap in the air.
In ancient Rome, a military unit of nominally one hundred soldiers commanded by a centurion.
A Roman legion was divided into cohorts, which were further split into centuries.
centuryadjective
Used attributively before another noun to denote a period of one hundred years or something connected with such a period.
The exhibition is housed in a century-old mansion.
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