- a period of 100 years
- A century ago, Valparaiso was the country's main port.
- He was born more than a century after the death of Confucius.
- for centuries They have lived there for centuries.
- over the centuries Their techniques have evolved over the centuries.
- through the centuries Those stories have been told again and again through the centuries.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1, Historya1- There have been orchards in this region for centuries.
- a centuries-old custom
- a collection of paintings spanning four centuries
- a marble floor worn smooth over the centuries
- a tradition passed down through the centuries
- A century ago, weavers and bricklayers in this working-class district won some of the earliest strikes for the ten-hour day.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 19th
- 20th
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- …
- begin
- enter
- span
- …
- begin
- dawn
- continue
- …
- during the century
- for centuries
- in the … century
- …
- centuries old
- the turn of the century
- (abbreviation c, cent.)any of the periods of 100 years before or after the birth of Christ
- the twentieth century (= AD 1901–2000 or 1900–1999)
- during the second half of the fifteenth century
- eighteenth-century writers
- the past/previous century
- the beginning/middle/end of the century
- in the early years of the 17th century
- in the first quarter of the century
- the last decade of the 20th century
- throughout the latter part of the 12th century
- in a century He lived in the 16th century.
- in the early/late 20th century
- in the mid-nineteenth century
- The structure dates back to the 9th century.
- By the close of this century another two billion people will have been born.
Extra ExamplesTopics Timea1- America's influence on culture grew throughout the 20th century.
- As the 21st century dawned, the internet promised to reshape society.
- As we entered the 21st century, the challenges facing our world seemed overwhelming.
- It was built in the 20th century.
- Later centuries saw the development of a complex agricultural system.
- The 19th century witnessed the publication of many books on the history of art.
- The city's population doubled during the 19th century.
- a 17th-century building
- a celebration to welcome the new century
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- 19th
- 20th
- etc.
- …
- begin
- enter
- span
- …
- begin
- dawn
- continue
- …
- during the century
- for centuries
- in the … century
- …
- centuries old
- the turn of the century
- (in cricket) a score of 100 runs by one playerTopics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
Word Originlate Middle English originally referring to a company in the ancient Roman army, of a hundred men: from Latin centuria, from centum ‘hundred’. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
See century in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee century in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishthe turn of the century/year
- the time when a new century/year starts
- It was built at the turn of the century.
- The team are unbeaten since the turn of the year.
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