century

🇺🇸 /ˈsentʃəri/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsentʃəri/
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noun
A1

a time span of 100 years

Many changes happened in the last century.

A1

a 100-year period counted from the year Jesus was born

The 20th century had many important events.

R

100 runs scored by one player in cricket

He scored a century in the cricket match last century.

translation

n. a time span of 100 years; a 100-year period counted from the year Jesus was born; 100 runs scored by one player in cricket

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Plural centuries