century
century
a period of one hundred years
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century with Russian translation
century usage examples
Этому зданию больше века.
This building is over a century old.
Она надеется дожить до следующего века.
She hopes to live to see the next century.
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century synonyms
What's the difference between century / decade / millennium / era / age
I lived there for a decade.
A period of one thousand years, much longer than a century.
The year 2000 marked the start of a new millennium.
We are entering a new era of technology.
A general period of time; can mean a historical period or a person’s age, not specifically one hundred years.
This was the age of exploration.
What's the difference
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How to pronounce century and what this word means
century means century. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce century
/ˈsentʃəri/
century translation
century
century examples
This building is over a century old.
century transcription
/ˈsentʃəri/, /ˈsɛntʃəri/
Questions about this word
century meaning: what does it mean?
a period of one hundred years
century pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
century is pronounced as /ˈsentʃəri/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
century definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
This building is over a century old. Translation: Этому зданию больше века.
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