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English Idioms :: century
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century.html - See: TURN OF THE CENTURY. |
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Traditional English :: centurion
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century.html - n.
the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army. [ME f. L centurio -onis (as CENTURY)] |
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Traditional English :: century
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century.html - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a a period of one hundred years. b any of the centuries reckoned from the birth of Christ (twentieth century = 1901-2000; fifth century BC = 500-401 BC). In modern use often reckoned as (e.g.) 1900-1999.
2 a a score etc. of a hundred in a sporting event, esp. a hundred runs by one batsman in cricket. b a group of a hundred things.
3 a a company in the ancient Roman army, orig. of 100 men. b an ancient Roman political division for voting. century plant a plant, Agave americana, flowering once in many years and yielding sap from which tequila is distilled: also called American aloe (see ALOE ). [L centuria f. centum hundred] |
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English Idioms :: century
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century.html - See: TURN OF THE CENTURY. |
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Traditional English :: centuple
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century.html - n., adj., & v. --n. --adj. --v.tr. multiply by a hundred; increase a hundredfold. [F centuple or eccl.L centuplus, centuplex f. L centum hundred] |
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Traditional English :: centurion
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century.html - n.
the commander of a century in the ancient Roman army. [ME f. L centurio -onis (as CENTURY)] |
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