century
[ sen-chuh-ree ]
/ ˈsɛn tʃə ri /
noun, plural cen·tu·ries.
Origin of century
1525–35; < Latin
centuria unit made up of 100 parts, especially company of soldiers, equivalent to
cent(um) 100 +
-uria, perhaps extracted from
decuria
decury
OTHER WORDS FROM century
half-cen·tu·ry, noun, plural half·-cen·tu·ries.Words nearby century
centuple,
centuplicate,
centurial,
centuried,
centurion,
century,
century plant,
centésimo,
ceo,
ceorl,
cep
Example sentences from the Web for half-century
British Dictionary definitions for half-century (1 of 2)
half-century
noun plural -ies
a period of 50 years
during the past half-century
- a score or grouping of 50a half-century of points
- (as modifier)as I near the half-century mark
British Dictionary definitions for half-century (2 of 2)
century
/ (ˈsɛntʃərɪ) /
noun plural -ries
a period of 100 years
one of the successive periods of 100 years dated before or after an epoch or event, esp the birth of Christ
- a score or grouping of 100to score a century in cricket
- mainly US (as modifier)the basketball team passed the century mark in their last game
(in ancient Rome) a unit of foot soldiers, originally 100 strong, later consisting of 60 to 80 men
See also maniple
(in ancient Rome) a division of the people for purposes of voting
(often capital)
a style of type
Word Origin for century
C16: from Latin
centuria, from
centum hundred
Idioms and Phrases with half-century
century
see turn of the century.