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US /ˈsɛntʃəri/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Period of 100 years
This building has been here for almost a century
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)In cricket, a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings by a batter.
He scored a century in the first test match.
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)A unit of approximately 80 soldiers in the ancient Roman army.
A century in the Roman army consisted of around 80 men.
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Knight
- linked with horsemanship from its origins in the 12th century until its final flowering
linked with horsemanship from its origins in the 12th century until its final flowering
- as a fashion among the high nobility in the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. This
as a fashion among the high nobility in the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century. This
What They Haven't Told You about Climate Change
- The latest trend has been a warming one, but it began
nearly a century before there were significant
The latest trend has been a warming one, but it began nearly a century before there were significant
- but it began nearly a century before there were significant carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.
but it began nearly a century before there were significant carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels.
The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- CENTURY.
CENTURY.
- A 21st CENTURY WAR
A 21st CENTURY WAR
What’s going to happen to Big Tech’s laid off workers?
- the highest monthly total for the sector since the company began tracking industry data at the end of the 20th century.
the highest monthly total for the sector since the company began tracking industry data at the end of the 20th century.
How the “lost cities” of the Amazon were finally found
- In the 16th century, European colonizers poured into Central and South America
In the 16th century, European colonizers poured into Central and South America
- The Europeans took over both of them, and by the middle of the 16th century
The Europeans took over both of them, and by the middle of the 16th century
Why Do We Use Cringey Words for Loved Ones? | Otherwords
- Pumpkin first shows up in descriptions of the American dialect in 1900, gaining popularity through the mid-century when, along with Sweetheart, Peaches, and other pet names, it picked up a sarcastic or condescending usage as well.
Pumpkin first shows up in descriptions of the American dialect in 1900, gaining popularity through the mid-century when, along with Sweetheart, Peaches, and other pet names, it picked up a sarcastic or condescending usage as well.
- gaining popularity through the mid-century when,
gaining popularity through the mid-century when,
Why Has Plant-Based Meat Flopped?
- Electric vehicles were around for a century before they really caught on.
Electric vehicles were around for a century before they really caught on.
How solar energy got so cheap
- They just became cheap so quickly; it's really an amazing breakthrough that is going to come to define the 21st century.
They just became cheap so quickly; it's really an amazing breakthrough that is going to come to define the 21st century.
- It's really an amazing breakthrough that is going to come to define the 21st century.
It's really an amazing breakthrough that is going to come to define the 21st century.
The Invisible Barrier Keeping Two Worlds Apart
- In fact, plate tectonics only became widely accepted in the late 1960s – more than half a century after Wallace's death.
In fact, plate tectonics only became widely accepted in the late 1960s – more than half a century after Wallace's death.
- late 1960s – more than half a century after Wallace’s death.
late 1960s – more than half a century after Wallace’s death.
UV light kills viruses. Why isn't it everywhere?
- But there is a powerful disinfectant that we've known about for a century,
But there is a powerful disinfectant that we've known about for a century,