century
US /ˈsɛntʃəri/
・UK /'sentʃərɪ/
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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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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.
Knight
- Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely 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.
Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely 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.
- 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
The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- Some country is going to be the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.
Some country is going to be the clean energy superpower of the 21st century.
- CENTURY.
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.
The Secret History of Pizza | Epicurious
- Later that century, Italians started emigrating to the United States,
Later that century, Italians started emigrating to the United States,
- Later that century,
Later that century,
What does coffee do to your body? - BBC World Service
- One story claims a 9th-century goat herder called Kaldi saw his goats were more full of energy after eating coffee berries, so he had a bite too.
One story claims a 9th-century goat herder called Kaldi saw his goats were more full of energy after eating coffee berries, so he had a bite too.
- In the 15th century, the first coffeehouses began to appear across the Ottoman Empire before spreading to Europe in the following centuries.
In the 15th century, the first coffeehouses began to appear across the Ottoman Empire before spreading to Europe in the following centuries.
It’s Not Just the U.S. Why Are World Leaders So Old Now? | WSJ State of the Stat
- US presidents' ages have been trending upwards in the last century.
US presidents' ages have been trending upwards in the last century.
- in the last century, but it's not just the president.
in the last century, but it's not just the president.
Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33
- But by the 17th century, merchants in the Netherlands and in Britain had expanded upon this idea to create joint stock companies.
But by the 17th century, merchants in the Netherlands and in Britain had expanded upon this idea to create joint stock companies.
- Industrial capitalism developed first in Britain in the 19th century.
Industrial capitalism developed first in Britain in the 19th century.
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.
How South Koreans got so much taller
- we can see that people a century ago were pretty short for today's standards.
we can see that people a century ago were pretty short for today's standards.
- A country where women grew nearly 8 inches in the last century.
A country where women grew nearly 8 inches in the last century.