CENTURY

[noun] [C] - a period of 100 yearsThe century from 1848 to 1947 saw tremendous political change in Europe.The city centre has scarcely changed in over a century.This sculpture must be centuries old.Her medical career spanned half a century.Compare millennium.Esp. in Christian society, a century is also a period of 100 years counted from what is believed to be the year of the birth of Jesus Christ.The twelfth century is the years from 1100 to 1199 and the eighteenth is the years from 1700 to 1799.Rome was founded in the eighth century before Christ.He's an expert on fifteenth century Italian art.How many people have been killed in wars this century?The cathedral was built last century.Queen Victoria died at the turn of the century (= the time when one century ends and another begins).In sport, esp. cricket, a century is a score of 100.