Synonyms for century
ˈsɛn tʃə ricen·tu·ry

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1. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   centuria

2. centurynoun

   A period of 100 consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

3. centurynoun

   A unit in ancient Roman, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

4. centurynoun

   A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

5. centurynoun

   A hundred things; a hundred.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

6. centurynoun

   A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

7. centurynoun

   A ride 100 miles in length.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

8. centurynoun

   A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

   Synonyms:
   centuria

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.3 / 13 votes

1. centurynoun

   a period of 100 years

   Synonyms:
   hundred, one C

2. hundred, 100, C, century, one Cnoun

   ten 10s

   Synonyms:
   hundred, light speed, degree Celsius, nose candy, snow, coke, vitamin C, ascorbic acid, deoxycytidine monophosphate, one C, degree centigrade, ampere-second, coulomb, speed of light, atomic number 6, blow, carbon, cytosine

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1. • Large Integer
   • Time Period

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.3 / 3 votes

1. 100-year

   it stands for 100 years

   it's been a century since it last happened

   Submitted by acronimous on June 12, 2019  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   hundred

2. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   centenary, a hundred years

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. centurynoun

   Synonyms:
   centenary

   Associated words:
   centennial, secular

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "century":

   xxi, twenty-first, siècle, siglo, half-century, age, millennium

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1. Charity Bank:

   The five-day working week is a 20th century concept, which is no longer fit for the 21st century.

2. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff:

   We agreed on common actions to deal with one of the most important challenges of the 21st Century.

3. RAMANA PEMMARAJU:

   We're going to witness a never before phenomenon in the coming century with more souls manifesting in human form who will shun mediocrity and mind's dominance and will live life to the fullest to the hearts content, transforming our planet into a paradise!” Get ready.

4. President Barack Obama:

   It includes the strongest commitments on labor and the environment of any trade agreement in history, and those commitments are enforceable, unlike in past agreements. It promotes a free and open Internet. It strengthens our strategic relationships with our partners and allies in a region that will be vital to the 21st century.

5. David Hare:

   The poetry from the eighteenth century was prose; the prose from the seventeenth century was poetry.