century

Derived from the Latin 'centuria', meaning a group of one hundred.

NOUN (1)
[/ˈsɛn.tʃʊr.i/en-US]
Synonyms hundred years formal , era general , age general
Antonyms decade

A period of one hundred years, often used in reference to a specific time frame in history.

plural
centuries
  • 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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