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.

Used to indicate the most remarkable example of its kind in recent history.

A surname.

(obsolete) To divide into hundreds.

divided into hundreds

plural of century

plural of centuriator

Of or pertaining to a century.

simple past tense and past participle of centuriate

present participle of centuriate