CENTURY


Meaning of CENTURY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen(t)-sh(ə-)rē ]

noun

( plural -ries )

Etymology: Latin centuria, irregular from centum hundred

Date: 1533

1. : a subdivision of the Roman legion

2. : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things

3. : a period of 100 years especially of the Christian era or of the preceding period of human history

4. : a race over a hundred units (as yards or miles)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.