Century
21century — 1. a unit of quantity equal to 100. In ancient Rome, a century was originally a company of about 100 soldiers led by an officer called a centurion. 2. a traditional unit of time equal to 100 years. In naming centuries, historians recall… …
22century — noun /ˈsɛn.tʃəɹ.iː,ˈsɛn.tʃɚ.i/ a) A period of 100 consecutive years; 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… …
23century — noun (C) 1 one of the 100 year periods counted forwards or backwards from the year of Christ s birth: twentieth century art forms such as Cubism | the worst air disaster this century | at the turn of the century (=in or around the year 1900) 2 a… …
24century*/*/*/ — [ˈsentʃəri] noun [C] 1) a period of 100 years, usually counted from a year ending in –00 16th century paintings[/ex] His family has ruled Morocco since the 17th century.[/ex] 2) any period of 100 years the worst storm in nearly a century[/ex] The …
25century — n. (pl. ies) 1 a a period of one hundred years. b any of the centuries reckoned from the birth of Christ (twentieth century = 1901 2000; fifth century BC = 500 401 BC). Usage: In modern use often reckoned as (e.g.) 1900 1999. 2 a a score etc. of… …
26century — [16] Latin centuria meant ‘group of one hundred’ (it was a derivative of centum ‘hundred’). Among the specialized applications of this general sense, the most familiar to us today is that of a division of the Roman army consisting originally of a …
27century — A bicycle ride of 100 miles (160.9 km). Also see metric century Buick Century …
28century — [16] Latin centuria meant ‘group of one hundred’ (it was a derivative of centum ‘hundred’). Among the specialized applications of this general sense, the most familiar to us today is that of a division of the Roman army consisting originally of a …
29century — See: TURN OF THE CENTURY …
30century — See: TURN OF THE CENTURY …
