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cen·tu·ry    Audio Help   [sen-chuh-ree] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ries.
1.a period of 100 years.
2.one of the successive periods of 100 years reckoned forward or backward from a recognized chronological epoch, esp. 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.
[Origin: 1525–35; < L centuria unit made up of 100 parts, esp. company of soldiers, equiv. to cent(um) 100 + -uria, perh. extracted from decuria decury]
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Main Entry:  century
Part of Speech:  adjective
Synonyms:  centenary, centennial, centurial
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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Main Entry:  century
Part of Speech:  noun
Synonyms:  age, centenary, centennial, years
Source:  Synonym Collection v1.1
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century plant: see amaryllis. 
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