century meaning
EN
[ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹiː] [ˈsɛn.tʃɚ.i] 
US WCentury
- A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages (e.g. "the 7th century AD/CE").
- NounPLcenturiesPREcen-
- 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.
- He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him […] of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous century and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.
- 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.
- A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
- (archaic) A hundred things; a hundred.
- (cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
- (cycling) A ride 100 kilometres in length.
- (US, informal) A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
- 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.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- The neighborhood, a blocky parcel formerly known as Trains Meadows and about 30 minutes by subway from Midtown Manhattan, was created in the early 20th century as a suburblike development.
- The second Book is divided into eight Chapters, treats of the origin of the Greek Characters, and changes that happen'd in them, to the fourth Century of the common Era.
- On view from the sixth century B.C. are two small Attic representations of kourai, dressed statues of maidens, said to represent the Athenian aristocracy in rites celebrating the goddess Athena.
- Used in the Ending of Sentence
- Marilyn Monroe, the iconic temptress of the 20th century.
- Steller's sea cow was overhunted and became extinct in the 18th century.
- The "Thrilla in Manilla" was promoted as the fight of the century.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of century in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "century" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.