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cen·tu·ry

century

 
 
pronunciation:
sen ch ri
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part of speech: noun
inflections: centuries
definition: A century is a certain period of time. One century is equal to one hundred years.
My grandpa is ninety-seven. He's almost a century old!The United States became a country only a few centuries ago.
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