Century

Century

A century (from the Latin centum, meaning one hundred; abbreviated c.) is one hundred consecutive years. Centuries are numbered ordinally in English and many other languages (e.g. "the 7th century AD/CE").

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Famous quotes containing the word century:

    How can kindliness rule that man
    Who eateth other flesh to increase his own?
    Tiruvalluvar (c. 5th century A.D.)