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centuries

/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiz/

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noun

Siglos

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. "

Las antiguas pirámides han permanecido durante siglos, presenciando el auge y la caída de las civilizaciones.

time history number age period

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Una unidad del ejército romano

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. "

El centurión romano comandaba su unidad de aproximadamente 80 soldados en la batalla.

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Siglos

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. "

Si bien es menos común, un historiador que estudiaba la República Romana necesitaba comprender cómo cada uno de los siglos votaba en la Asamblea Centuriata para determinar la composición del ejército romano.

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Siglos

A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

Examples :

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

La biblioteca contenía varios siglos de libros antiguos, cuidadosamente organizados en las estanterías.

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Centurias

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. "

El partido de cricket fue emocionante porque ambos bateadores abridores anotaron centurias, lo que llevó a su equipo a una victoria dominante.

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Siglos

A score of one hundred points.

Examples :

"That was his tenth professional century."

Ese fue su décimo siglo profesional.

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Carrera de cien unidades

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. "

La reunión de atletismo incluyó carreras desde carreras cortas hasta carreras de cien unidades más largas.

sport race achievement unit

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Billete de cien dólares

A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Examples :

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

Pagó la compra con tres billetes de cien dólares y algunos billetes más pequeños.

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