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centurions

centurions is the plural of centurion.

Meaning of centurion

Noun

centurion (plural centurions)

  1. (historical) An officer of the ancient Roman army, in command of a century of soldiers.
    • “Man,” said the largest, most protective of the Praetorian guard, her lover, no doubt, and her peroxide-blond centurion, “for an apostle of peace you sure are filled up with war.”2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 5
  2. A player who scores a century.
  3. (US) A pilot in the United States Navy who has performed one hundred night landings on an aircraft carrier.

Questions about centurions

What is centurions the plural of?
Centurions is the plural of centurion.

Words near centurions in the dictionary

  1. centuries-old
  2. centurieslong
  3. centurion
  4. centurion syndrome
  5. centurion's staff
  6. centurions
  7. centurist
  8. centurists
  9. centurium
  10. century
  11. century break

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