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A rare, bookish term for an age spanning centuries; not a common everyday synonym for 'century'.

A learned, mainly scholarly or ecclesiastical term for a century; much more specialized than the common word 'Jahrhundert'.

Refers not to a century itself, but to the turn from one century to another, especially the end and beginning of centuries.

Means the middle of a century, so it refers to a point within a century rather than the whole century.

A very general word for any stretch of time; it can be shorter or longer than a century, so it is much broader in meaning.

The standard word for one hundred years; this is the direct and exact equivalent of 'century'.

A general term for a time span; it does not necessarily mean one hundred years and is therefore broader in meaning.

A historical or cultural period, usually broader and more meaningful than just a 'century'.

A long historical period often associated with a ruler, style, or major stage of development; broader and more elevated than 'century'.