Definizione monolingua

century

century (plural centuries)

1. A period of 100 consecutive years; 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.
2. A unit in ancient Roman, 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.
3. A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
4. (archaic) A hundred things; a hundred.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, II.4.2.i:

     tis the subject of whole books: I might cite a century of authors pro and con.

5. (cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
6. (US, cycling) A ride 100 miles in length.
7. (US, informal) A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Definizione dizionario century

	secolo
	100 years
	Periodo di cento anni.
	A period of 100 years.

	centuria
	Roman army type unit
	political division of Rome
	A unit of the ancient Roman army, originally of 100 soldiers, later reduced to 80.

centone

Altri significati:

(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

(US) A hundred dollar bill

A period of 100 consecutive years; 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.

A unit in ancient Roman, 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.

A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

(US, cycling) A ride 100 miles in length.

(archaic) A hundred things; a hundred.

A hundred runs scored in cricket either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.