Century vs. Hundred

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.

Hundrednumeral

A numerical value equal to 100 (102), occurring after ninety-nine.

Hundrednumeral

(24-hour clock) The pronunciation of “00” for the two digits denoting the minutes.

Hundrednoun

A hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).

Hundrednoun

(historical) An administrative subdivision of southern English counties formerly reckoned as comprising 100 hides (households or families) and notionally equal to 12,000 acres.

Hundrednoun

Similar divisions in other areas, particularly in other areas of Britain or the British Empire

Hundrednoun

(cricket) A score of one hundred runs or more scored by a batsman.

Hundrednoun

The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.

Hundrednoun

A division of a country in England, supposed to have originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.

Hundredadjective

Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.

Hundrednoun

ten 10s

Hundredadjective

being ten more than ninety