noun Download 🔗Share 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. " time history number age period Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " military history unit organization war Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " politics government history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred. Examples : "The library contained several centuries of old books, neatly organized on the shelves. " number time history age Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " sport achievement number Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A score of one hundred points. Examples : "That was his tenth professional century." achievement number sport time history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " sport race achievement unit Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars. Examples : "He paid for the groceries with three centuries and some smaller bills. " finance business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
