A1 noun Neutral #4,188 más común

century

/ˈsentʃəri/

A century is a period of 100 years. It is a common unit of time used to group historical events and long durations.

Ejemplos

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1

We are currently living in the 21st century.

We are currently living in the 21st century.

2

The document dates back to the late 18th century.

The document dates back to the late 18th century.

3

I haven't seen you in a century!

I haven't seen you in a century!

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
century
Adjetivo
centennial
Relacionado
centenarian
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Truco para recordar

Remember that 'cent' means 100. Just like there are 100 cents in a dollar, there are 100 years in a century.

Quiz rápido

The 20th _______ saw many changes in technology.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: century

Ejemplos

1

We are currently living in the 21st century.

everyday

We are currently living in the 21st century.

2

The document dates back to the late 18th century.

formal

The document dates back to the late 18th century.

3

I haven't seen you in a century!

informal

I haven't seen you in a century!

4

The industrial revolution began in the eighteenth century.

academic

The industrial revolution began in the eighteenth century.

5

Our family business has operated for over a century.

business

Our family business has operated for over a century.

Familia de palabras

Sustantivo
century
Adjetivo
centennial
Relacionado
centenarian

Colocaciones comunes

turn of the century turn of the century
half a century half a century
last century last century
for a century for a century
quarter of a century quarter of a century

Frases Comunes

once in a century

once in a century

at the turn of the century

at the turn of the century

for centuries

for centuries

Se confunde a menudo con

century vs decade

A decade is 10 years, whereas a century is 100 years.

century vs millennium

A millennium is 1,000 years, which is ten times longer than a century.

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Notas de uso

When referring to a specific century, we almost always use the definite article 'the' and an ordinal number (e.g., the 19th century). In casual speech, it can be used hyperbolically to mean a very long time.

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Errores comunes

Learners often forget to use 'the' before the century name. Another mistake is confusing the number of the century with the years (e.g., the 1900s is actually the 20th century).

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Truco para recordar

Remember that 'cent' means 100. Just like there are 100 cents in a dollar, there are 100 years in a century.

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Origen de la palabra

Derived from the Latin word 'centuria', which means a group of one hundred.

Patrones gramaticales

countable noun plural: centuries often used with ordinal numbers (1st, 2nd, 21st)
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Contexto cultural

Western history is traditionally divided into centuries to track social, political, and technological progress.

Quiz rápido

The 20th _______ saw many changes in technology.

¡Correcto!

La respuesta correcta es: century

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