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The correct spelling is century.
How to pronounce century
/ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/
nounIPA: /ˈsɛn.t͡ʃə.ɹiː/
Say it like: Sen-che-re
The correct spelling is century. A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901… For example: "That was his tenth professional century."
Usage Examples
“That was his tenth professional century.”
Definition
noun
- 1.A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
- 2.A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
- 3.A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
- 4.A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
- 5.A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
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