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centuries, plural;
  1. A period of one hundred years
    • - a century ago most people walked to work
  2. A period of one hundred years reckoned from the traditional date of the birth of Jesus Christ
    • - the fifteenth century
    • - a twentieth-century lifestyle
  3. A group of one hundred things

  4. A company in the ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred men

  5. An ancient Roman political division for voting

  6. A bicycle race of one hundred miles
    • - the nation's largest single-day century ride
  7. A score of one hundred in a sporting event

  1. (century) a period of 100 years
  2. (century) hundred: ten 10s
  3. (Century (1981 novel)) Century is a New York Times best-selling novel, written by Fred Mustard Stewart and published in 1981. The story follows four generations of an Italian-American family with settings in both America and Italy. ...
  4. (Century (automobiles)) Century Motor Vehicle Company (1899-1903) was a manufacturer of steam automobiles in Syracuse, New York. The company switched to gasoline-fuelled internal combustion engine-powered automobiles in January, 1903 and went out of business later that year.
  5. (Century (band)) Century are a French rock band formed in Marseille in 1985. Led by singer and composer Jean-Louis Milford, Century are probably best known for their single "Lover Why" from the album And... Soul It Goes in 1986. ...
  6. (Century (book)) Originally published in 1999 by Phaidon Press, Century is a coffee table book that is equal parts photography and history. It was both conceived and edited by Bruce Bernard, a picture editor for The Sunday Times Magazine. ...
  7. (Century (comics)) Century is a fictional comic book superhero, a member of Force Works in the comic series of the same name from 1994–1996. Created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, and Tom Tenney, the character first appeared in issue #1 of Force Works in July 1994.
  8. (Century (cricket)) In the sport of cricket, a batsman reaches his century when he scores 100 or more runs in a single innings. The term is also included in "century partnership" which occurs when two batsmen add 100 runs to the team total when they are batting together. ...
  9. (Century (film)) Century is a 1993 British film, written and directed by playwright Stephen Poliakoff.
  10. (Century (imprint)) Random House, Inc. is the world's largest English language general trade book publisher. It has been owned since 1998 by the large German private media corporation Bertelsmann and has become the umbrella brand for Bertelsmann book publishing. ...
  11. (Century (ship)) The Celebrity Century, formerly named Century, is the lead ship of the Century-class of cruise ships for Celebrity Cruises, and the co-flagship of the Celebrity fleet, along with Millennium-/lass ship Celebrity Constellation. ...
  12. (Century (song)) Century is the first single to be taken from The Long Blondes second album "Couples". It was released on March 24, 2008, as a limited edition 7" single and digital download.
  13. (Century (US band)) Century is a hardcore/metal band formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist Carson Slovak. Century was originally conceived as a solo project, but later evolved into a complete band. Slovak writes all of Century's music, and designs all of the artwork and merchandise. ...
  14. (The Century (book)) The Century is a book about politics, philosophy and literature by Alain Badiou, first published in French by Éditions du Seuil in 2005; the English translation by Alberto Toscano was published by Polity Press in 2007. ...
  15. (Century) GBP£ 100 (also known as a 'Ton').
  16. (Century) Score of 100 or more points in one round
  17. (Century) A ride of 100 miles (161km). A "metric century" is 100 km (62 miles.)
  18. (century) a score, etc of a hundred in a sporting event, especially a hundred runs by one batsman in cricket.
  19. (Century) When a batsman has scored 100 he is said to have scored a century.
  20. (Century) $100 (Pick-Up, 32; Sleep, 162)
  21. (Century) Cambridge, Mass., October, 1992.
  22. (Century) Dressing historically accurate for one century and attending an event that portrays another century.
  23. (Century) Slang for £100 (also ton).
  24. (Century) This is, one hundred runs scored by a single batsmen in a single innings. Multiples of one hundred are referred to as double and triple centuries. Fifty runs are referred to as a 'half-century' while a partnership of 100 might be referred to as a 'century partnership'. ...
  25. (Century) a square of a centuriation.