century

Definitions

1. noun

   A period of one hundred years.

   Examples

   • The twentieth century ended in 2000.
   • In the 17th century, many people lived in small villages.
   ≈age≈centennium≈yearhundred≈centenary
2. noun

   In ancient Rome, a group of about a hundred soldiers.

   Examples

   • The officer commanded a century of soldiers.
   • Each century marched in tight formation.
   ≈centuria
3. noun

   In ancient Rome, a voting group of citizens.

   Examples

   • Citizens voted by century in the assembly.
   • The wealthiest citizens controlled the early centuries.
4. noun

   A group of one hundred things.

   Examples

   • I could name a century of writers who agree.
   • He reached his century of wins that year.
5. noun

   In cricket, a hundred runs scored by one player.

   Examples

   • He has scored forty-four centuries in one-day games.
   • The two players put on a century stand.
6. noun

   A score of one hundred points.

   Examples

   • He scored a century in the first innings.
   • She reached her century with a boundary.
7. noun

   A race that is a hundred miles or kilometers long.

   Examples

   • He set a new record in the century.
   • The cyclist finished the century in under five hours.
8. noun

   In slang, a hundred-dollar bill.

   Examples

   • He paid with a crisp century.
   • She handed over a century for the tickets.