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centuries

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

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Jahrhunderte

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. "

Die alten Pyramiden stehen seit Jahrhunderten und haben den Aufstieg und Fall von Zivilisationen erlebt.

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Einheit in der römischen Armee

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. "

Der römische Zenturio befehligte seine Einheit von etwa 80 Soldaten in der Schlacht.

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Jahrhunderte

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. "

Obwohl weniger verbreitet, musste ein Historiker, der die Römische Republik studierte, verstehen, wie die Jahrhunderte in der Zenturiatsversammlung abstimmten, um die Zusammensetzung der römischen Armee zu bestimmen.

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Jahrhunderte

A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

Examples :

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

Die Bibliothek enthielt mehrere Jahrhunderte alte Bücher, die ordentlich in den Regalen aufbewahrt wurden.

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Jahrhunderte

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. "

Das Cricket-Spiel war aufregend, weil beide Eröffnungs-Schlagmänner Jahrhunderte erzielten und ihr Team zu einem überlegenen Sieg führten.

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Jahrhunderte

A score of one hundred points.

Examples :

"That was his tenth professional century."

Das war sein zehntes professionelles Jahrhundert.

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Jahrhundertrennen

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. "

Das Leichtathletik-Meeting umfasste Rennen von kurzen Sprints bis zu längeren Jahrhundertrennen.

sport race achievement unit

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Hundert-Dollar-Schein

A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Examples :

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

Er bezahlte den Einkauf mit drei Hundert-Dollar-Scheinen und einigen kleineren Scheinen.

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