century

/ˈsɛnt͡ʃʊɹi/noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1

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

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

A political division of ancient Rome, meeting in the Centuriate Assembly.

4

A hundred things of the same kind; a hundred.

5

A hundred runs scored either by a single player in one innings, or by two players in a partnership.

6

A score of one hundred points.

7

A race a hundred units (as meters, kilometres, miles) in length.

8

A banknote in the denomination of one hundred dollars.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

Alliteration

Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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