Simple meaning
What does Century mean?
A century is 100 years.
Dictionary definition
A period of one hundred years.
Example sentences
Century in a sentence
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In class, we learned what century means.
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During a reading activity, the teacher used century in a history passage.
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Our project showed how century helps explain change over time in social studies.
Synonyms
Words like Century
hundred-year periodA full span of one hundred years.
eraA broad time period; sometimes longer or shorter than 100 years.
Antonyms
Opposite words
momentA very short amount of time.
dayA much shorter unit of time.
Word family
Century word family
Base word
century
noun
century
Base form.
noun
centuries
Related form.
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What does century mean?
Century is used for a century is 100 years.
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