Plural of century

Forms of century

Centuries in a sentence

• University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete.2013 July 20, “The attack of the MOOCs”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845, archived from the original on 04 Apr 2021
• He has scored 44 limited-overs centuries.
• Many Irish are actually dark-haired as a result of the many invaders and migrants over the centuries.From the entry Irish
• Germanization was a central plank of German conservative thinking in the 19th and 20th centuries.From the entry plank
• This society has been known for centuries for its colorful clothing and tight-knit family structure.From the entry society

Meaning of century

1. noun A period of one hundred consecutive years; often specifically a numbered period with conventional start and end dates, e.g., the twentieth century, which stretches from (strictly) 1901 through 2000, or (informally) 1900 through 1999. The first century AD was from 1 to 100.
2. noun A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of one hundred army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing sixty to seventy or eighty) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
3. noun A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

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Questions about the plural of century

What is the plural of century?

The plural of century is centuries.

Is century countable?

Century is a countable noun.