Centry vs. Century
Centrynoun
diminutive of the conjunction "center-right" in reference to a person with center-right beliefs
Centrynoun
sometimes used in politics as a diminutive of "centrist"
Centrynoun
See Sentry.
Centurynoun
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.
Centurynoun
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.
Centurynoun
A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.
Centurynoun
A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.
Centurynoun
(cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.
Centurynoun
(sports) A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.
Centurynoun
A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.
Centurynoun
A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things.
Centurynoun
A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago.
Centurynoun
A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers.
Centurynoun
100 years
Centurynoun
ten 10s
Century
A century is a period of 100 years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages.
