01 n. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things.
pl.
Centuries ((#))
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1.
A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a hundred things.[Archaic.]“And on it said a century of prayers.” — Shak.
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2.
A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place over two centuries ago.
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3.
A division of the Roman people formed according to their property, for the purpose of voting for civil officers.(Rom. Antiq.)
Phrases & compounds
Century plant —
the Agave Americana, formerly supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries —
an ecclesiastical history of the first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes, compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at Magdeburg.