century

*ḱm̥tóm (Proto-Indo-European)

Hundred.

*kentom (Proto-Italic)

Hundred (100).

centum (Latin)

(cardinal) a hundred; 100.

centuria (Latin)

(figuratively) any similar division, regardless of number. (historical, _, military) a company of Roman infantry, the smallest tactical division of a legion, originally of 100 men but later varying between 60 and 160. (historical, _, military) a company of auxiliary infantry equivalent to an Roman cohort, first established during the Imperial era.. (historical, _, politics) a traditional [...]

centurie (Old French)

centurie (Middle English)

century (English)

(US, informal) A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.. (cricket) A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.. (sports) A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.. A hundred like things; a hundred.. A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and [...]