ALL meanings of century
cen·tu·ry
C c - countable noun century A century is a period of a hundred years that is used when stating a date. For example, the 19th century was the period from 1801 to 1900. 3
- countable noun century A century is any period of a hundred years. 3
- countable noun century In cricket, a century is a score of one hundred runs or more by one batsman. 3
- noun century a period of 100 years 3
- noun century one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ 3
- noun century a score or grouping of 100 3
- noun century (as modifier) 3
- noun century (in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men 3
- noun century (in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting 3
- noun century a style of type 3
- noun century any period of 100 years, as from 1620 to 1720 3
- noun century 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.] 3
- noun century in ancient Rome 3
- noun century a military unit, originally made up of 100 men 3
- noun century a subdivision of the people made for voting purposes 3
- noun century a series, group, or amount of a hundred 3
- noun century A period of one hundred years. 1
- noun century 100-year period 1
- noun century hundred years 1
- noun century hundred of sth 1
- noun century cricket score 1
- noun plural century a period of 100 years. 1
- noun plural century 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. 1
- noun plural century any group or collection of 100: a century of limericks. 1
- noun plural century (in the ancient Roman army) a company, consisting of approximately 100 men. 1
- noun plural century one of the voting divisions of the ancient Roman people, each division having one vote. 1
- noun plural century (initial capital letter) Printing. a style of type. 1
- noun plural century Slang. a hundred-dollar bill; 100 dollars. 1
- noun plural century Sports. a race of 100 yards or meters, as in track or swimming, or of 100 miles, as in bicycle racing. 1
- noun plural century Cricket. a score of at least 100 runs made by one batsman in a single inning. 1
- noun century 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. 0
- noun century A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion. 0
- noun century A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly. 0
- noun century (archaic) A hundred things; a hundred. 0
- noun century (cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership. 0
- noun century (cycling) A ride 100 kilometres in length. 0
- noun century (Informal) (US) INF A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars. 0