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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“He is senseless who would match himself against a stronger man; for he is deprived of victory and adds suffering to disgrace.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)

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