Century meaning
Any period of 100 years, as from 1620 to 1720
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A group of 100 things.
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A period of 100 years reckoned from a certain time, esp. from the beginning of the Christian Era (a.d. 1) [a.d. 1 through a.d. 100 is the first century a.d.; a.d. 1801 through a.d. 1900 is the 19th century a.d.; 400 b.c. through 301 b.c. is the 4th century b.c.]
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(cycling) A ride 100 kilometres in length.
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The definition of a century is a 100-year-long period of time.
An example of a century is the years 1800-1900.
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In ancient Rome.
- A military unit, originally made up of 100 men.
- A subdivision of the people made for voting purposes.
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A series, group, or amount of a hundred.
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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 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100; a yearhundred.
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