century

Definition

  • noun: a period of 100 years
  • noun: a subdivision of the Roman legion
  • synonyms: hundred

Examples

  • Millions of people celebrated the beginning of the 21st 'century' on January 1, 2000.

  • We were discussing how Americans lived at 'the turn of the' 19th/last 'century'.

  • When the prince got married, it was called the wedding of the 'century'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,There was no name.\Nlt just said, ''Use it well.'' Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Famous Fire-Eaters.\NFifteenth-Century Fiends. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Flamel. Nicholas Flamel.\NWhere are you? (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • (..) Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,l always knew he'd do well. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,Seeker? But first years\Nnever make their house teams. Dialogue: Marked=..,Default,NTP,!Effect,-You must be the youngest Quidditch player in--\N-A century, according to McGonagall. (..)
    2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone