cen‧tu‧ry S2 W1 /ˈsentʃəri/ noun (plural centuries) [countable]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin; Origin: centuria, from centum; ⇒ cent]

1. one of the 100-year periods measured from before or after the year of Christ’s birth
the 11th/18th/21st etc century
The church was built in the 13th century.
the next/last century
by the beginning of the next century
the story of life on a small farm at the turn of the century (=the beginning of the century)

2. a period of 100 years:
many centuries ago

3. 100 runs scored by one cricket player in an innings

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century
noun
ADJ. 19th, 20th, etc. a 17th-century building
earlier, last, later, past, previous Later centuries saw the development of a complex transport system.
new, next a celebration to welcome the new century
present
PREP. during the ~ The town's population doubled during the 19th century.
for ~s There have been orchards in this region for centuries..
in the … ~ He lived in the 16th century.
over the ~s a marble floor worn smooth over the centuries
through the ~s a tradition passed down through the centuries
throughout the ~ America's influence on culture grew throughout the 20th century.
PHRASES centuries old a centuries old custom
the turn of the century

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century

the 18th/19th/20th/21st etc century
The movie is set in the 18th century.
the early/mid/late 18th etc century
the industrial towns of the early 19th century
the last/next century
The boats were built in the last century.
the present century
The present century has seen the start of international terrorism.
the beginning of the century
Coco Chanel was born in France at the beginning of the century.
the turn of the century (=the time when one century ends and another begins)
The town was expanding at the turn of the century.
the end/close of the century
He was writing his books towards the end of the 19th century.
the first/second half of the century
In the second half of the century, people's wages began to rise.
18th-/19th- etc century art/music/literature
Nothing compares with Florence's beautiful 15th-century architecture.
a16th-/19th- etc century house/church etc
They live in a 17th-century farmhouse.
date from the 18th etc century (=it was started, built etc in the 18th etc century)
The present church dates from the 13th century.

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century
ˈsentʃurɪ
See: turn of the century

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