Meaning & use
century
A period of one hundred years, especially one used to number historical eras.
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The cathedral was built during the twelfth century and has stood for nearly nine hundred years.
Technology has changed more in the past century than in the previous thousand years combined.
A note on using this word
Centuries are commonly written as ordinal numbers, such as 'the 21st century,' which refers to the years 2001 through 2100.
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