century

/ˈsɛntʃəri/

/ˈsɛntʃəri/

Other forms: centuries

100 years is called a century. The computer, the television, and video games were all invented in the twentieth century. People are now wondering what the twenty-first century holds for us.

The noun century comes from the Latin word centuria, which was a group of 100, particularly a group of 100 Roman soldiers (one of 16 such groups in a Roman legion). The word today still can refer to 100 of something. In sports, a century is a score of 100 in a game of cricket. A race of 100 yards or 100 miles is also sometimes called a century. In slang, century can also mean a 100 dollar bill.

Definitions of century

1. noun

   a period of 100 years
   types:

   quattrocento

   the 15th century in Italian art and literature

   twentieth century

   the century from 1901 to 2000

   type of:

   period, period of time, time period

   an amount of time
2. noun

   ten 10s
   synonyms: 100, C, hundred, one C

   type of:

   large integer

   an integer equal to or greater than ten