Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A period of one hundred years.
Century
/ˈsentʃəri/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
A century is one hundred years long.This building is over a century old.
Etymology:
The word century comes from the Latin centuria, which derives from centum, meaning one hundred. It was used in Late Middle English to denote a subdivision in the Roman army, established as a period of 100 years in the 16th century.
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