Kilo Lingo

century

/ˈsen.tʃər.i/

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Translation

A period of one hundred years.

Word origin

From Latin centuria, a group of a hundred, from centum meaning hundred.

Origin
Latin
Root
centuria

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcenturies

Examples

castle .

"Century" is a period of one hundred years.

lot .

Here "century" means one hundred years.

.

"Centuries" is the plural, meaning more than one century.

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This word is part of lesson 17.