century
/ˈsɛn.tʃə.ɹi/
nouncen · tu · ry
Think: a CENtury has CEN (like “ten” with a C) at the start, and it ends with -tury like “history.”
Yes, it's century. Don’t write *centary*—the middle is **-tu-** (cen-tu-ry), not **-ta-**.
Definitions
- nouna period of 100 years
- nouna particular hundred-year period in history (for example, the 20th century)
Examples
- “A century is made up of one hundred years.”
- “The school celebrated a century of learning with a big reunion.”
- “Many inventions changed daily life during the twentieth century.”
Synonyms
hundred yearshundred-year perioderaagecentennial period
Translations
ES sigloPT séculoFR siècle
Common misspellings
centerycentrysenturycentarycenturrycentureycentu rycentuery
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