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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, especially 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.
EXPANDone of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote.
Origin:
1525–35; < Latin centuria unit made up of 100 parts, especially company of soldiers, equivalent to cent(um) 100 + -uria, perhaps extracted from decuria decury
1525–35; < Latin centuria unit made up of 100 parts, especially company of soldiers, equivalent to cent(um) 100 + -uria, perhaps extracted from decuria decury
Related forms
half-cen·tu·ry, noun, plural -ries.
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| century (ˈsɛntʃərɪ) | |
| —n , pl -ries | |
| 1. | a period of 100 years |
| 2. | one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ |
| 3. | a. a score or grouping of 100: to score a century in cricket |
| b. chiefly (US) (as modifier): the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game | |
| 4. | See also maniple (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men |
| 5. | (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting |
| 6. | (often capital) a style of type |
| [C16: from Latin centuria, from centum hundred] | |
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century
1533, "one hundred (of anything)," from L. centuria "group of one hundred" (including a measure of land and a division of the Roman army headed by a centurion), from centum "hundred" (see hundred). The Mod.E. meaning is attested from 1628, short for century of years.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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