century
Derived from the Latin 'centuria', meaning a group of one hundred.
NOUN
(1)
[/ˈsɛn.tʃʊr.i/en-US]
Antonyms
decade
A period of one hundred years, often used in reference to a specific time frame in history.
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- The 21st century began in the year 2001.
- Fashion trends often change with each new century.
- He studied the events that shaped the last century.
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