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Century

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hundrednounA hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
centredUK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.
100100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
one cnounten 10s
cnoun(music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.

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centredUK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of centered.
hundrednounA hundred-dollar bill, or any other note denominated 100 (e.g. a hundred euros).
cnoun(music) The middle tone in either one of the sets of seven white keys on a keyboard or a set of seven strings on a stringed instrument.
100100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
one cnounten 10s
centennialnounThe hundredth anniversary of an event or happening.
decadenounA period of ten years , particularly such a period beginning with a year ending in 0 and ending with a year ending in 9.
centenarynounSynonym of centennial: a hundredth anniversary.
millenniumnoun(countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.
half-centurynounA period of fifty years, half of a century.
21stAbbreviation of twenty-first. [The ordinal form of the number twenty-one.]
twentiethnounA person or thing in the twentieth position.
twenty-firstnounThe person or thing in the twenty-first position.
milleniumnounMisspelling of millennium. [(countable) A period of time consisting of one thousand years.]
chinoun(philosophy, mysticism) A life force in traditional Chinese philosophy, culture, medicine, etc, related (but not limited) to breath and circulation.
worldnoun(with "the" or a plural possessive pronoun) The subjective human experience, regarded collectively; human collective existence; existence in general; the reality we live in.
agenoun(countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
eranounA time period of indeterminate length, generally more than one year.
yearsnoun(colloquial, hyperbolic) A very long time.
lifetimenounThe duration of the life of someone or something.

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