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===Pronunciation===

* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɛnt͡ʃʊɹi/|/ˈsɛnt͡ʃɹi/|a=RP}}

* {{IPA|en|/ˈsɛn(t)ʃ(ə)ɹi/|a=GA,CA}}

** {{audio|en|En-us-century.ogg|a=GACalifornia}}

* {{audioIPA|en|En-au-century.ogg/ˈsen(t)ʃ(ə)ɹi/|a=AU,NZ}}

** {{audio|en|En-au-century.ogg|a=Queensland}}

* {{rhymes|en|ɛntʃʊɹiː|s1=3|ɛntʃɹiː|s2=2|ɛntʃəɹiː|s3=3}}

* {{homophones|en|sentry}} {{q|for some speakers}}

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{{en-noun}}

# {{senseid|en|Q578}} A [[period]] of 100 consecutive [[year]]s; ''often specifically'' a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the ''twentieth century'', which stretches from (''strictly'') 1901 through 2000, or (''informally'') 1900 through 1999. The ''first century [[AD]]'' was from 1 to 100.

*#: {{sense|period of 100 years}} {{lsyn|en|age|<id=:century}}; {{l|en>|centennium}} {{q|<qq:rare}}; {{l|en>|yearhundred}} {{q|v. <qq:rare}}; {{l|en>|centenary}} {{q|<qq:obsolete>}}

#: {{hol|en|kiloannum<id:Q3013059>|kiloyear<id:Q3013059>|millennium<id:Q36507>|<|terasecond<id:Q1322380>|<|mega-annum<id:Q20764>|megayear<id:Q20764>|<|petasecond<id:Q1066138>|<|giga-annum<id:Q524410>|gigayear<id:Q524410>|<|exasecond<id:Q906223>|<|zettasecond<id:Q12011178>|<|yottasecond<id:Q14913554>|<|ronnasecond<id:Q122972375>|<|quettasecond<id:Q116939356>}}

#: {{mer|en|quectosecond<id:Q125387265>|<|rontosecond<id:Q125387281>|<|yoctosecond<id:Q2762458>|<|zeptosecond<id:Q1872619>|<|attosecond<id:Q2483628>|<|femtosecond<id:Q1777507>|<|picosecond<id:Q3902709>|<|nanosecond<id:Q838801>|<|microsecond<id:Q842015>|<|millisecond<id:Q723733>|<|centisecond<id:Q3249364>|<|decisecond<id:Q3251645>|<|second<id:Q11574>|<|decasecond<id:Q1040401>|<|minute<id:Q7727>|<|hectosecond<id:Q1040427>|<|kilosecond<id:Q1374438>|<|microcentury#Noun<qq:humorous>|<|hour<id:Q25235>|<|day<id:Q573>|<|week<id:Q23387>|<|megasecond<id:Q1197459>|<|fortnight<id:Q2993680>|<|month<id:Q5151>|<|year<id:Q577>|<|gigasecond<id:Q1377051>}}

#* {{RQ:Allingham China Governess|chapter=Foreword|passage=He stood transfixed before the unaccustomed view of London at night time, a vast panorama which reminded him {{...}} of some wood engravings far off and magical, in a printshop in his childhood. They dated from the previous '''century''' and were coarsely printed on tinted paper, with tinsel outlining the design.}}

#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2013-07-20|volume=408|issue=8845|magazine=w:The Economist

|titletitleurl=[httphttps://www.economist.com/newsbusiness/http:2013/07/www.economist.com20/news/business/21582001the-armyattack-newof-onlinethe-courses-scaring-wits-out-traditional-universities-can-they moocs|title=The attack of the MOOCs]

|passage=Since the launch early last year of&nbsp;[&hellip;] two Silicon Valley start-ups offering free education through MOOCs, massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over '''centuries''' have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717183119/https://www.economist.com/business/2013/07/20/the-attack-of-the-moocs}}

#* {{quote-journal|en|author=Glen Jankowski|title=Alopecia in art history: The many ways women’s hair loss has been interpreted|magazine=w:CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/style/alopecia-in-art-history-wellness|date=2024-03-31|passage=In 16th and 17th '''century''' Britain, for example, women’s alopecia was sometimes interpreted as retribution for sins, including adultery.}}

# A [[unit]] in [[ancient]] [[Roman]] army, originally of 100 [[army]] soldiers as part of a [[cohort]], later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a [[centurion]].

#: {{syn|en|centuria}}

#: {{hol|en|maniple|cohort|legion}}

# A [[political]] [[division]] of ancient Rome, meeting in the [[centuriate|Centuriate]] Assembly.

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#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2021-05-08|title='It's like my first' - history-maker Hamilton celebrates century of poles|newspaper=w:France 24|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210508-it-s-like-my-first-history-maker-hamilton-celebrates-century-of-poles|text=Hamilton reached his '''century''' 14 years after securing his maiden pole in the Canadian Grand Prix in 2007, which he went on to win to take the first step on the road to becoming Formula One's most successful driver.}}

# {{lb|en|cricket}} A [[hundred]] [[run]]s [[score]]d either by a single [[player]] in one [[innings]], or by two players in a [[partnership]].

#: {{ux|en| He has scored 44 limited-overs '''centuries'''.}}

#: {{ux|en| They put on a '''century''' stand to help their team recover from 57-4 to 198-4.}}

# {{lb|en|snooker}} A [[score]] of one hundred [[point]]s.

#: {{ux|en|That was his tenth professional '''century'''.}}

# {{lb|en|sports}} A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.

# {{lb|en|US|informal}} A [[banknote]] in the [[denomination]] of one hundred [[dollar]]s.

====Synonyms====

* {{sense|period of 100 years}} {{l|en|age|id=century}}; {{l|en|centennium}} {{q|rare}}; {{l|en|yearhundred}} {{q|v. rare}}; {{l|en|centenary}} {{q|obsolete}}

* {{sense|Roman military unit}} {{l|en|centuria}}

====Coordinate terms====

{{list:units of time/en}}

====Derived terms====

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|of the century

|quarter-century

|sesqui-century,sesquicentury

|short twentieth century

|triple century

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* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|šimtmetis|m}}, {{t+|lt|amžius|m}}

* Livonian: {{t|liv|sadāāigastõd}}

* Low German:

*: East Frisian: {{t|nds|äiw|n}}, {{t|nds|jorhunnert|n}}

* Luxembourgish: {{t+|lb|Joerhonnert|n}}

* Macedonian: {{t|mk|век|m}}, {{t|mk|столетие|n}}

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* Norman: {{t|nrf|siaeclle|m}} {{qualifier|Guernsey}}, {{t|nrf|siécl'ye|m}} {{qualifier|Jersey}}, {{t|nrf|syekly|m}} {{qualifier|Sark}}, {{t|nrf|syiclle|m}} {{qualifier|continental Normandy}}

* Northern Sotho: {{t|nso|ngwagakgolo}}

* North Frisian:

*: Föhr-Amrum: {{t|frr|juarhunert|n}}

*: Karrharde: {{t|frr|järhunert|n}}

*: Northern Goesharde: {{t|frr|jeerhunert|n}} {{qualifier|Ockholm}}, {{t|frr|jäärhonert|n}} {{qualifier|Langenhorn}}

*: Sylt: {{t|frr|Jaarhönert|n}}

* Norwegian:

*: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|århundre|n}}

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* Occitan: {{t+|oc|sègle|m}}

* Odia: {{t+|or|ଶତାବ୍ଦୀ}}

* Old English: {{t|ang|ieldu|f}}, {{t|ang|hundgēar|n}} {{q|neologism}}

* Old Prussian: {{t|prg|mettasimtan}}

* Oromo: {{t|om|jaarraa}}

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* Russian: {{t+|ru|столе́тие|n}}, {{t+|ru|век|m}}

* Sanskrit: {{t+|sa|शताब्द|n}}

* Sardinian: {{t|sc|sèculu|m}}

* Saterland Frisian: {{t|stq|Jierhunnert|n}}

* Scots: {{t|sco|year-hunder}}, {{t|sco|yeirhunder}}, {{t|sco|centurie}}

* Serbo-Croatian:

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* Telugu: {{t+|te|శతాబ్దము}}

* Thai: {{t+|th|ศตวรรษ}}

* Tongan: {{t|to|senituli}}

* Turkish: {{t+|tr|yüzyıl}}, {{t+|tr|asır}}

* Turkmen: {{t+|tk|asyr}}

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* Walloon: {{t+|wa|sieke|m}}

* Welsh: {{t+|cy|canrif}}

* West Frisian: {{t|fy|ieu|c}}

* Yakut: {{t|sah|үйэ}}

* Yiddish: {{t+|yi|יאָרהונדערט|m}}

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* Hindi: {{t+|hi|शतक|m}}

* Marathi: {{t|mr|शतक|n}}

* Tamil: {{t+|ta|சதம்}}

* Telugu: {{t|te|సెంచరీ}}

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