I. ˈsench(ə)rē, -ri noun
( -es )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Latin centuria, irregular from centum hundred — more at hundred
1.
a. : a subdivision of the Roman legion
b. : a unit of 100 men
2.
a.
(1) : a group, sequence, or series of 100 like things
a century of sonnets
(2) : a score of 100 or more runs by one batsman in one inning of a cricket match
(3) : a work of 100 units
(4) : a division into hundreds
b. : 100 pounds sterling or a hundred-pound note
c. : $100 or a hundred-dollar bill
3. : a Roman voting unit constituted according to property qualifications
4. : a period of 100 years
did a detailed study of the way people lived two centuries ago
specifically : one of the 100-year divisions of the Christian era or of the preceding period
the 19th century
the fourth century B.C.
5. : a race over a distance of 100 units (as yards or miles)
II. adjective
: centennial