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centuries

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

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noun

قرون

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.

Examples :

"The ancient pyramids have stood for centuries, witnessing the rise and fall of civilizations. "

صمدت الأهرامات القديمة لقرون، وشهدت صعود وسقوط الحضارات.

time history number age period

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noun

وحدة في الجيش الروماني

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.

Examples :

"The Roman centurion commanded his century of roughly 80 soldiers in the battle. "

قاد قائد المئة الروماني وحدته المكونة من حوالي 80 جنديًا في المعركة.

military history unit organization war

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noun

القرون

A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

Examples :

"While less common, a historian studying the Roman Republic needed to understand how each of the centuries voted in the Centuriate Assembly to determine the composition of the Roman army. "

في حين أنه أقل شيوعًا، كان على المؤرخ الذي يدرس الجمهورية الرومانية أن يفهم كيف صوتت كل من القرون في جمعية سينتورييت لتحديد تكوين الجيش الروماني.

politics government history

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noun

قرون

A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

Examples :

"The library contained several centuries of old books, neatly organized on the shelves. "

احتوت المكتبة على عدة قرون من الكتب القديمة، منظمة بدقة على الرفوف.

number time history age

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noun

القرون

A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

Examples :

"The cricket match was exciting because both opening batsmen scored centuries, leading their team to a dominant victory. "

كانت مباراة الكريكيت مثيرة لأن كلا ضاربي الافتتاح سجلوا القرون، مما قاد فريقهم إلى انتصار مهيمن.

sport achievement number

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noun

قرون

A score of one hundred points.

Examples :

"That was his tenth professional century."

كان ذلك قرنه العاشر الاحترافي.

achievement number sport time history

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noun

سباق لمسافة مئة وحدة

A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.

Examples :

"The track and field meet included races from short sprints to longer centuries. "

تضمنت مسابقة المضمار والميدان سباقات من سباقات السرعة القصيرة إلى سباقات لمسافة مئة وحدة أطول.

sport race achievement unit

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ورقة مئة دولار

A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Examples :

"He paid for the groceries with three centuries and some smaller bills. "

دفع ثمن البقالة بثلاث ورقات مئة دولار وبعض الأوراق النقدية الأصغر.

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