century

century
century [sen′chə rē, sen′shərē]
n.
pl. centuries [L centuria < centum, HUNDRED]
1. any period of 100 years, as from 1620 to 1720
2. 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. ]: in common usage, a century begins with a year ending in 00 and runs through 99, as 1800-1899
3. in ancient Rome
4.
a) a military unit, originally made up of 100 men
b) a subdivision of the people made for voting purposes
5. a series, group, or amount of a hundred
centurial [sen toor′ē əl, sentyoor′ē əl]
adj.

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